News ELA

My NCTE-presenting buddy just reminded me of this cool web site:

http://newsela.com/

It's current events for kids, and you can change each article to reflect multiple Lexile levels.  Amazing!  I just registered and haven't used it with my students yet, but I plan to.

I'm continuing to plan for NCTE, but it's getting harder with report cards looming.  Hoping to see many of you there!

Session Code:	D.20
Title:	(Re)Inventing Non-Fiction in the Secondary ELA Classroom
Sponsored By:	New England Association of Teachers of English
Level:	Secondary, College
Topic of Interest:	21st-Century Literacy
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Description:	Teachers need to use more non-fiction to meet the Common Core and PARCC, but many are not sure how to use informational text to promote critical thinking. This session will discuss finding more informational texts; teaching rhetorical analysis; writing with non-fiction; and using blogs, Twitter, and infographics to engage students.
Participant(s):	Speaker: Abbey Dick Massachusetts Dept. of Elem. and Sec. Education - (Re)Inventing Non-Fiction in the Secondary ELA Classroom Speaker: Elizabeth Gonsalves Abington High School / NEATE - (Re)Inventing Non-Fiction in the Secondary ELA Classroom
Location:	Sheraton, Sheraton/Beacon E Room, Third Floor
Time:	Friday 11/22 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM