Encouraging Your Students to Engage in Deeper Thinking
Blogger Heather Wolpert-Gawron presents several activities teachers can use to encourage deeper thinking in their students. The following is an excerpt from my new book,'Tween Crayons and Curfews:...
View ArticleThe Power of eMentorship in Student Literacy: An Interview with Nina Zolt
Blogger and middle-school teacher Heather Wolpert-Gawron interviews ePals co-founder, Nina Zolt. Sometime ago, I wrote a blog for Edutopia that chronicled the equation of student success as being...
View ArticleOpen Letter to a New Principal
A principal should take seriously these five facts when arriving at a new school site. read more
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Twenty Everyday Ways to Model Technology Use for Students
In honor of Edutopia's 20th anniversary, blogger Heather Wolpert-Gawron shares 20 ways to share technology with students. Please add your own! Twenty Everyday Ways to Model Technology UseI wanted to...
View ArticleWhy I Write? Sharing One's Saga is Important
Blogger Heather Wolpert-Gawron shares why she writes and how her reasons have changed over the years. Along with the National Writing Project, Figment, and The New York Times Learning Network, we are...
View ArticlePersuasive Writing is a Key Focus in Common Core Standards
Regardless of the subject, persuasive writing is a key component of Common Core Standards. I've been examining the Common Core Standards and the upcoming assessments lately in an attempt to tease...
View ArticleLesson Planning and the Common Core: A Unit Based on TED.com
Blogger Heather Wolpert-Gawron shares a blended genre unit where students research and write their own persuasive speeches in the TED.com format. I'm currently prepping my classes for another research...
View ArticleTrying Something New in Your Classroom For 30 Days
Blogger and middle-school teacher Heather Wolpert-Gawron offers up a list of new things she plans to try in the classroom. As many of my readers know, my classes are currently mimicking a TED...
View ArticleSeven Digital Learning Tips for Students
Blogger Heather Wolpert-Gawron shares tips for students learning online. Happy Digital Learning Day! As an educator, I have definitely evolved from tech tentative to tech tenacious in a very short...
View ArticleThe Power of Project-Based Writing in the Classroom
Blogger Heather Wolpert-Gawron explains how project-based writing prepares students for real-world writing. As some of my readers may know, I had an awakening of sorts this past summer: I am NOT going...
View ArticleKids Speak Out on Student Engagement
Blogger and English teacher Heather Wolpert-Gawron asked her eighth grade students what they find most engaging in the classroom. A while back, I was asked, "What engages students?" Sure, I could...
View ArticleThe Importance of Internet Safety
Blogger Heather Wolpert-Gawron outlines steps for teaching students online safety and netiquette. Earlier in the year, I had our middle school Parent/Teacher conferences, and I was pleasantly...
View ArticleTeachers and Tech Use: It's Time!
Blogger Heather Wolpert-Gawron explains the importance and necessity for technology use in all classrooms. I see technology differentiation as vital to the education of our students. It's like there...
View ArticleHow Can We Make Assessments Meaningful?
Blogger and middle school teacher Heather Wolpert-Gawron uses the 4 Cs from the Common Core standards to guide her when designing student assessments. I think meaningful assessments can come in many...
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For the Sake of Student Learning: Putting Our Voices Aside
Blogger Heather Wolpert-Gawron talks about those left field questions that come sometimes from students. http://www.flickr.com/photos/enerva/4367618406/I'm a teacher, a mother, a wife, and a blogger....
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Teen Read Week: Creating a Text-Rich School
Blogger Heather Wolpert-Gawron proposes teachers and administrators start school-wide projects to inspire more reading. http://www.flickr.com/photos/utahstatelibrary/4560121137/I'm a literature...
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Blended Learning: Behind the Scenes
Logistics play a role in blended learning running smoothly. Heather Wolpert-Gawron gives some behind the scenes tips to teachers. http://www.flickr.com/photos/workingcapitalteam/6257574252/ It feels...
View ArticleInvest in a New Kind of Teaching
Blogger and middle school teacher Heather Wolpert-Gawron ponders the quickly evolving profession of an educator. Earlier in my career, I was struggling as a teacher to make ends meet. I loved my job,...
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Snapshot of a Deeper Learning Classroom: Aligning TED Talks to the Four Cs
Blogger Heather Wolpert-Gawron defines deeper learning in part as an alignment to 21st century skills and the rigor of the Common Core standards. Edutopia is pleased to premiere the first blog in a...
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Student Team Members Weigh In on Each Other’s Work
Blogger Heather Wolpert-Gawron outlines how her language arts, middle school students hold each other accountable when working in groups. http://www.flickr.com/photos/pennstatelive/4947074396/Earlier...
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