Elementary classrooms are changing fast, and literacy instruction is changing with them. As with all things, it is important to utilize technology with an appropriate balance; it certainly cannot replace all classroom curriculum and instruction...
How can podcasting transform the way students engage with reading and writing? In this episode of Corridor Conversations, educators Victoria Dotson and Amy Shearer explore how integrating media literacy into elementary classrooms opens new pathways...
Technology-Enhanced Multimodal Literacy Instruction In my classroom, students use technology to create, analyze, or to think multimodally—not just as consumers but as creators. Rather than incorporating technology as an add-on, students use digital...
Click the image to download a planning guide for lessons that integrate meaningful tech to extend students' learning. In my role as library media specialist, my favorite part of my work is co-designing lessons with teachers who are eager to...
Dear Teachers, Something I have noticed, especially in the years since COVID-19, is that there has been this push to move as much as possible online. Moving student assignments and independent work to Canvas or another LMS (learning management...
With more than two decades of teaching experience, I know that assessment is far more than scoring, testing, or ticking boxes. Thoughtfully observing children’s reading, writing, speaking, and listening helps me plan instruction that meets their...
This booklist was created to include both children’s literature and professional texts that relate directly to the theme of literacy assessment. While some of these books are not explicitly connected to the concept of literacy assessment, the goal...
Teaching is freedom work. bell hooks (1994) told us, “The classroom remains the most radical space of possibility” (p. 12). However, creating and leading buildings like this would mean systemic change. Please raise your hand if you believe American...
In this downloadable resource, educator Cortnee Phifer invites teachers to reflect on how collaboration can reignite joy and strengthen their practice. Through seven guiding questions, Phifer encourages readers to consider belonging, support, and...
The groundbreaking primatologist and conservationist Jane Goodall died in October 2025 at age 92. Best known for her research on the social behavior of wild chimpanzees and her impassioned activism on behalf of our planet, she once said: “Every...