jillmacchiavernaApr 25, 202110 minAction Research on Student-Selected Vocabularyby Jill Macchiaverna, graduate student Students come to us with an infinitely varied range of background knowledge and experiences. The...
jillmacchiavernaApr 19, 20213 minUsing Students’ Self-Selection of Vocabulary to Inform Instructionby Jill Macchiaverna, graduate student With so many thousands of words in American English alone, the choices are practically limitless...
jillmacchiavernaApr 19, 20211 minThe Class Word Finderby Jill Macchiaverna, graduate student If you feel guilty every time you offer vocabulary instruction to your best readers because you...
jillmacchiavernaApr 18, 20212 minFamily Word Collectionby Jill Macchiaverna, Elementary ELL / Bilingual Paraprofessional All typical babies, regardless of backgrounds, know about the same...
jillmacchiavernaFeb 4, 20214 minIt's Children's Authors and Illustrators Week!by Jill Macchiaverna, book lover What was your favorite book when you were a kid? I encourage you to make a special consideration to...
jillmacchiavernaJan 13, 20214 minWhat Mattersby Jill Macchiaverna, graduate student I’ve noticed when people disagree with someone, the first reaction seems to be to question the...
jillmacchiavernaNov 27, 20203 minShortest Day of the Yearby Jill Macchiaverna, songwriter?! cover art for 'Shortest Day of the Year' holiday single by Paul and Alice Dake How do you know when...
jillmacchiavernaNov 20, 20204 minWhat's a sub to do? Supporting diversity in someone else's classroomby Jill Macchiaverna, substitute teacher Substitute teachers are in a unique position to spend time in a variety of schools with a wide...
jillmacchiavernaNov 5, 20201 minFree word sort for -one, -ownI was subbing for fourth graders for a couple weeks last month, and I noticed how on their spelling tests many of them had spelled...
jillmacchiavernaOct 12, 20201 minFree collaborative lesson plan for secondary science and English teachersby Jill Macchiaverna, graduate student I really enjoyed the Secondary Methods graduate class at Oklahoma State University with Dr....
jillmacchiavernaSep 16, 20203 min39 children's books to restore your faith in humanityby Jill Macchiaverna, bibliophile The world is a mess right now. To keep us from turning on each other, stop doomscrolling and pick up...
jillmacchiavernaSep 12, 20202 minAnti-racist is not anti-Americanby Jill Macchiaverna, preservice teacher and graduate student picture from Canva.com A Friday before a long weekend is a great time to...
jillmacchiavernaSep 12, 202014 minA lengthy, limited, and difficult-to-read literature review of restorative justice in schoolsby Jill Macchiaverna, preservice teacher and graduate student Major Themes Restorative Justice (RJ) is new. Every article acknowledged...
jillmacchiavernaSep 12, 20205 minThis year's back-to-school essential? Masks.by Cara Knipe, middle school teacher, and Jill Macchiaverna, preservice teacher and PTA mom We know the best strategy to prevent the...