The Essential Question

Close reading is a term I hear all the time.  This guest blog post from Barton Keeler helped me see the value of crafting a great essential question!  While Barton is a high school educator, I think the suggestions would apply to any grade level and encourage critical thinking with our students (and not just reading for the "right" answer).

Really understanding health headlines

In this middle-high school lesson from the New York Times, your students can learn to decipher the truths (or myths) behind health headlines (“Chocolate found to stave off death!”).  Help them read behind the headlines and to think critically.

Fake News or not?

Do your students have trouble identifying real news?  Watch John Spenser’s video and help them become “critical consumers” and thinkers.  For his complete post, please click here.