Becoming Active Readers & Citing Evidence Using Reading for MeaningAfter surveying teachers in our district, we found the most common problem across all grade levels & content areas is that students do not support their thinking with text evidence....

Making Thinking Visible Inspiration In my science classes, I have noticed over time that students are not adept at critical thinking - that is, they seem unable to connect ideas together to reach a conclusion. They are often unable to...

Key to SuccessDuring the last academic term, as part of the Deeper Learning Initiative in collaboration with KVEC and the Thoughtful Classroom, I implemented the "Keys to Success" strategy in my 9th-grade Earth & Space Science class at Breathitt...

Goal Setting to Create More Student Buy-InI decided to make my project Goal setting to Create More Student Buy In. After research and surveying my students as well as other teachers and administrators in my building I felt that...

Sum It Up: An Approach to Improving Reading ComprehensionIn collaboration with a dedicated 4th-grade reading teacher, I am embarking upon an action research project aimed at investigating the impact of implementing Single Sentence Summary and Talking Chips strategies on...