by Helen Gregory | Nov 7, 2023 | ALRAN Blog, Book Reviews & Recommendations, Featured
These cards were intended for the special education market but they are fantastic for use with your ML/ESL students and families. A card can go home with a student so the whole family learns how to pronounce certain letters in the comfort of their own home. All that... by Helen Gregory | Aug 1, 2023 | ALRAN Blog, Book Reviews & Recommendations, Featured
For years Ralph’s best-selling book has been a staple of writing classrooms. This book is written in a down-to-earth, practical style, with examples from other students and well-known authors. Now there’s a new updated edition, with six new chapters: *The New World of... by Lindsey Masterson | Sep 21, 2021 | Math Corner
Take a look at Dr. David Costello’s Book by Lindsey Masterson | Aug 31, 2021 | ALRAN Blog, Math Corner
“Here are some flashcards that have a visual representation and teach the commutative property. So often we talk about it just being the same thing…but really you must contextualize the problem. If you work at a restaurant and you have 3 groups of 7 people, that... by Lindsey Masterson | Aug 20, 2021 | ALRAN Blog, Math Corner
It’s time to start engaging in concepts to strengthen their retrieval. Retrieval practice approach. How to? Retain and apply to problem-solving! How to teach math. Making Math Stick: Classroom strategies that support the long-term understanding of math... by Lindsey Masterson | Aug 1, 2021 | ALRAN Blog, Math Corner
This valuable resource provides teachers with an understanding of simple, manageable, and sustainable strategies to change their approach immediately. These strategies build on helping students retain math concepts so they can apply them in novel situations down the... by Alison Weber | Apr 14, 2021 | ALRAN Blog
Here is a recent blog from Lester Laminack, worth sharing about our schools and school climate. If these walls could talk. If These Walls Could... by Alison Weber | Oct 14, 2020 | ALRAN Blog
Debbie Diller has written three new books this past year for k-4 teachers under the theme of Simply Stations . Debbie has been working with teachers through book groups, conference sessions and zooms to help teachers adjust to remote and hybrid learning. Deb takes a... by Alison Weber | Jul 24, 2020 | Book Reviews & Recommendations, Top 10 Lists
Writers Notebook 2E is updated and expanded to include nine new chapters, featuring tips and tricks for using technology to enhance your writing, an exploration of the pros and cons of writing digitally vs. by hand, photos by the author and suggestions for how to use... by Alison Weber | Jul 21, 2020 | ALRAN Blog, Featured
One more Zoom? Webinar? Email? Paper to read online? How are your eyes doing? How is your brain doing? Does spending time on the back steps with your coffee and paper feel so wonderful? A book in hand reading in your favorite chair, hammock, or at the beach? ...