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This is a collection of the "In This Issue" headlines from the first page of all of the Marshall Memo issues to make it easier for subscribers to locate articles.
Articles with red headlines are "Classics" - the best of the best.
Marshall Memo 1055 - September 30, 2024 | |
| 1. | How to compliment students for correct math answers |
| 2. | A teacher describes his journey simplifying grading |
| 3. | A middle-school curriculum on argumentation |
| 4. | How important is it for preschoolers to learn their ABCs? |
| 5. | Handling parent conferences when a student is having difficulty |
| 6. | Guidelines for a school counselor dealing with a student in crisis |
| 7. | Recommended nonfiction graphic novels |
| 8a. | A webinar with Jonathan Haidt |
| 8b. | An animated infographic on reading |
| 8c. | A mountain biker explores Newtonian physics on a moving train |
| 8d. | A quiz on misconceptions about learning |
Marshall Memo 1054 - September 23, 2024 | |
| 1. | The wisdom of James Earl Jones |
| 2. | Dyslexia: broadening our diagnostic lens |
| 3. | Rethinking college admissions tests |
| 4. | Which students benefit from online math programs? |
| 5. | Problems with daily one-minute reading homework |
| 6. | Theater games that bring the curriculum alive |
| 7. | A school “restoration room” – a safe and healing space |
| 8. | Scaffolding good student discussions about math |
| 9. | A new book about race and equity |
| 10. | Children’s books about grandparents and elders |
| 11. | The annual Phi Delta Kappa poll |
Marshall Memo 1053 - September 16, 2024 | |
| 1. | GenAI – what could go wrong? |
| 2. | Classroom assessments vulnerable to AI cheating |
| 3. | Keeping kids honest in this brave new world |
| 4. | What human-type teachers do that AI can’t |
| 5. | Classroom rigor and artificial intelligence |
| 6. | Thinking through the pros and cons |
| 7. | Four guiding principles |
| 8. | Enhancing pedagogy |
| 9. | AI as co-teacher in a Nevada high school |
| 10. | Putting the tools to work in classrooms |
| 11. | Tips for evaluating AI |
| 12. | Skillfully framing questions |
| 13. | How to improve results from prompts |
| 14. | Some specific suggestions |
| 15. | Prompts for social-emotional learning |
Marshall Memo 1052 - September 9, 2024 | |
| 1. | Implementing “thinking classrooms” in a New York middle school |
| 2. | Fostering compassion and compassionate action in schools |
| 3. | The college essay as a crucible of craft, creativity, and revelation |
| 4. | Sensible limits on test retakes |
| 5. | High-school teachers decide enough is enough with cellphones |
| 6. | Fixing student misconceptions about evolution |
| 7. | Links between elementary math achievement and classroom behavior |
| 8. | Alternatives to bellicose metaphors in schools |
| 9. | Seven time management tips |
| 10. | Recommended 2023 nonfiction and poetry books for young people |
Marshall Memo 1051 - September 2, 2024 | |
| 1. | Tom Brady on key principles of team leadership |
| 2. | Just because you have data doesn’t mean it’s the right data |
| 3. | What’s the matter with kids these days? |
| 4. | The science and art of teaching |
| 5. | Four ways to get students to do more writing |
| 6. | Financial literacy activities |
| 7. | Recommended 2023 novels for young people |
Marshall Memo 1050 - August 26, 2024 | |
| 1. | David Brooks on understanding and nurturing emotional intelligence |
| 2. | Core beliefs that boost student motivation |
| 3. | Metacognition and the best study strategies |
| 4. | The link between hours in school and student learning |
| 5. | Ten ways to use generative AI to improve engagement and learning |
| 6. | The role of spelling in teaching phonics – and what about OG? |
| 7. | The art of the thank-you note |
| 8. | Recommended picture books |
| 9a. | Tips for calming down a class |
| 9b. | More generative AI suggestions |
Marshall Memo 1049 - August 19, 2024 | |
| 1. | Helpful dialogues with teachers after short classroom visits |
| 2. | A high-school teacher walks in students’ shoes |
| 3. | Committing students’ names to memory at the beginning of the year |
| 4. | What should teachers do when students don’t do the reading? |
| 5. | Adding social justice content to math textbook problems |
| 6. | Prompts to get students doing informal writing |
| 7. | The joys of learning another language |
| 8. | Recommended books on middle-school relationships |
| 9a. | A James Baldwin tribute |
| 9b. | A study of flashcard retrieval practice |
| 9c. | A counterintuitive finding on college applications |
| 9d. | An anonymous student survey on absenteeism |
Marshall Memo 1048 - August 12, 2024 | |
| 1. | Where should students sit in a high-school classroom? |
| 2. | When students don’t do assigned reading, what should teachers do? |
| 3. | High-school activities that boost students’ interest in college |
| 4. | Decoding graphics as a vital part of reading comprehension |
| 5. | The link between reading skill and amount of reading students do |
| 6. | Alternatives to using four unintentionally rude phrases |
| 7. | Using picture books to introduce the subject of death |
| 8. | Children’s books on the Asian-American experience |
Marshall Memo 1047 - July 29, 2024 | |
| 1. | David Brooks on the unique qualities of late bloomers |
| 2. | Eight myths about the college admissions process |
| 3. | A school cellphone ban that sticks |
| 4. | Should teachers use timers during lessons? |
| 5. | Fluency 101 |
| 6. | Success factors in primary-grade reading tutoring |
| 7. | A critique of credit recovery |
| 8. | High-school students who are uncertain about attending college |
Marshall Memo 1046 - July 22, 2024 | |
| 1. | A tribute to Dr. Ruth |
| 2. | Key insights from the year’s education research |
| 3. | Preventing leadership burnout |
| 4. | Addressing teachers’ classroom fears |
| 5. | A rookie teacher responds to critical feedback |
| 6. | Using open-ended math questions to differentiate instruction |
| 7. | Comparing one-on-one with small-group online tutoring |
| 8. | Building students’ statistical literacy with a weekly online graph |
Marshall Memo 1045 - July 15, 2024 | |
| 1. | Dylan Wiliam on formative and summative assessments |
| 2. | What happens when books are radically condensed |
| 3. | The three-cueing system and how it’s been understood |
| 4. | Teachers’ options for students reading at or above grade level |
| 5. | ChatGPT and Rumpelstiltskin |
Marshall Memo 1044 - July 8, 2024 | |
| 1. | When leaders should shut up |
| 2. | Solving four perennial problems with PD |
| 3. | What kinds of readers should we raise? |
| 4. | How students can be more active in IEP meetings |
| 5. | ChatGPT and the school library |
| 6. | Picture books about differences |
Marshall Memo 1043 - July 1, 2024 | |
| 1. | How continuous improvement played out in three Memphis schools |
| 2. | Low-tech learning: five advantages |
| 3. | Tough love with required reading in college courses |
| 4. | Cross-age peer tutoring: a simple, effective way to improve reading |
| 5. | Why reading and writing should be taught together |
| 6. | Thought-provoking questions for elementary social studies |
| 7. | Recommended summer books with an urban theme |
Marshall Memo 1042 - June 24, 2024 | |
| 1. | Avoiding favoritism in the workplace |
| 2. | Breaking the grip of teens’ loneliness and isolation |
| 3. | A father gives online advice to college applicants |
| 4. | Mathematics grading reform in a Maryland middle school |
| 5. | An English instructor’s lament about generative AI |
| 6. | Four provisos when using artificial intelligence |
| 7. | Tips for parents on kids’ cellphones and screen time |
| 8. | Data on school-parent communications |
| 9. | Graphic novels featuring grandparents |
Marshall Memo 1041 - June 17, 2024 | |
| 1. | David Brooks on how giftedness plays out in people’s lives |
| 2. | Antiracism PD – necessary but not sufficient |
| 3. | Should new leaders hit the ground running or take it slow? |
| 4. | Dealing thoughtfully with employees who are upset |
| 5. | What makes a career and technical education program effective? |
| 6. | Principles of good teaching are alive in effective CTE programs |
| 7. | Award-winning children’s books |
Marshall Memo 1040 - June 10, 2024 | |
| 1. | Is college worth it? |
| 2. | Can extrinsic rewards boost students’ motivation to read? |
| 3. | A teacher’s dilemma on using A.I. to grade students’ writing |
| 4. | What human-type teachers can do that A.I. can’t |
| 5. | The nuts and bolts of launching a no-cellphone policy |
| 6. | How supervisors might follow up after short classroom visits |
| 7. | Doug Lemov’s rigor checklist |
| 8. | The benefits of debate and debate pedagogy for high-school students |
| 9. | Supporting middle-school students who lack basic literacy skills |
| 10. | Does choral reading help with fluency? |
| 11. | The story behind the song “Blackbird” |
Marshall Memo 1039 - June 3, 2024 | |
| 1. | A tribute to Adele Faber |
| 2. | The way teachers spend classroom time really matters |
| 3. | Teachers’ reactions to a nationwide math test in Austria |
| 4. | Dilemmas faced by male Latino teachers |
| 5. | This year’s college admissions Hunger Games |
| 6. | Should decodable texts be used in primary-grade reading classes? |
| 7. | Four keys to successfully resolving workplace conflicts |
| 8. | Effective closure for one-on-one meetings |
Marshall Memo 1038 - May 27, 2024 | |
| 1. | Concerns about incoming college students’ reading and writing skills |
| 2. | Can ChatGPT accurately assess students’ writing? |
| 3. | How to assess early reading: word identification or nonsense words? |
| 4. | Does Liljedahl’s pedagogy have the same problems as constructivism? |
| 5. | Asphyxiation in the dorm room |
| 6. | Books about incarcerated family members |
Marshall Memo 1037 - May 20, 2024 | |
| 1. | Teacher efficacy and New York City’s performance evaluation process |
| 2. | Which assessments are vulnerable to AI cheating – and what to do |
| 3. | Ideas for using ChatGPT in literacy classes |
| 4. | Should we analyze and score individual reading standards? |
| 5. | The effects of school cellphone bans in Norway |
| 6. | Skillfully handling one-on-one conferences |
| 7. | Picture books about bittersweet goodbyes |
Marshall Memo 1036 - May 13, 2024 | |
| 1. | Doug Lemov on the power of reading books together in class |
| 2. | How have Horace Mann’s reform ideas fared over the years? |
| 3. | Less math grading, more feedback and thinking |
| 4. | Teaching in the era of ChatGPT |
| 5. | Elementary scheduling for equitable service delivery |
| 6. | Planning a literature-based unit on mental health issues |
| 7. | Recommended middle-grade books about periods |
Marshall Memo 1035 - May 6, 2024 | |
| 1. | Getting better at difficult conversations |
| 2. | What went wrong with teacher-evaluation reform |
| 3. | Thomas Guskey on solving the problem of inconsistent grading |
| 4. | How to deal with students who refuse to do their work |
| 5. | Supporting struggling readers in the upper-elementary grades |
| 6. | Teaching writing in middle and high schools |
| 7. | Recommended graphic novels |
Marshall Memo 1034 - April 29, 2024 | |
| 1. | Is Lord of the Flies for real? |
| 2. | Being a good listener when collaborating and negotiating |
| 3. | How teams can get the most out of ChatGPT |
| 4. | Dyslexia, phonics, Orton-Gillingham, and the literacy debate |
| 5. | Coaching tips |
| 6. | Empowering stories celebrating identity through apparel |
Marshall Memo 1033 - April 22, 2024 | |
| 1. | Leaders asking the right questions |
| 2. | Well-placed compliments |
| 3. | What’s up with boys and men, and how can schools and parents help? |
| 4. | Timothy Shanahan on small-group versus whole-class instruction |
| 5. | Exploring the potential of ChatGPT in a Nevada high school |
| 6. | The value of regular check-in meetings |
| 7. | The connection between school climate and student achievement |
| 8. | Graphic novels on sports |
Marshall Memo 1032 - April 15, 2024 | |
| 1. | David Brooks on the moral magic of middle managers |
| 2. | “Studenting” behaviors that are essential to college success |
| 3. | Libraries as the heartbeat of schools |
| 4. | Helping students get metacognitive about their mistakes |
| 5. | History doesn’t have to be boring |
| 6. | Teaching both phonics and comprehension in the early grades |
| 7. | A quiz on literary allusions |
| 8. | Good comebacks when someone steps over the line |
| 9. | A push for teaching logic in high schools |
| 10. | Notable poetry books and verse novels |
Marshall Memo 1031 - April 8, 2024 | |
| 1. | How five classroom myths can be tweaked for positive impact |
| 2. | Timothy Shanahan on directed (a.k.a. guided) reading |
| 3. | In-the-moment feedback on students’ writing |
| 4. | Classroom walkthrough checklists – can we do better? |
| 5. | Protocols for workplace e-mails |
| 6. | Is a college degree worth it? |
| 7. | Writing a letter from your future self |
| 8. | What’s the appropriate age for kids to read controversial classics? |
| 9. | Picture books on accomplished women |