Editor’s note: A version of this article originally appeared on The Character Tree’s blog. When we were just a couple weeks into distance learning, I started to really miss writing workshop time. Over ...

Hold a short discussion about whether or not they liked the article read for homework so they have an opportunity to air their opinions. Ask each student to sum up their initial "gut" reactions to the ...

Looking for writing lessons that will engage your students? Student Writing Lessons from YES! Magazine may be just what you are looking for. The lessons are based on thought-provoking YES! articles ...

Think about a party or an event that you and your friends have planned. List the necessary steps needed to make this event successful. Transforming a vacant lot covered with weeds and trash into a ...

When I wrote my first article for Seeking Alpha, an article about DreamWorks Animation that was published in August 2014, I had no idea that, just over 10 years later, I would hit the milestone of ...

Anne Vilen is a writer and school coach for EL Education and an author of Learning that Lasts: Challenging, Engaging, and Empowering Students with Deeper Instruction (2016). Previously, she taught ...

Do teachers and administrators at your school discipline students with dignity? Or with disrespect? The YES! Magazine article, “Discipline With Dignity: Oakland Classrooms Try Healing Instead of ...

As the new school year begins, all those little hands in elementary school are once again at the center of a fierce debate: Is cursive writing a skill that’s still worth teaching, or an out-of-date ...