As I mention in the video, most of my lessons will include Dig Deeper resources. Below, I've listed links to some pieces of my own work that allow you to dig deeper into the concepts we'll address here in this course.

Dig Deeper:

Blog articles:

• The Desire for Knowledge: One of the Most Underplayed Approaches to Value-Based Motivation in US Public Education Today
• “If You're Not Building Knowledge, You're Not Teaching Reading.”
• Which Is the Better Lesson? An Illustration of What an Equity-Producing, Knowledge-Rich Curriculum Looks Like
• It Turns Out that Knowledge Really Is Power: So, What’s In Your Portfolio?
• Is the US Naturalization Test a Standard for Fair, Straightforward Assessments of Knowledge?
• “Reading Level” Mostly Means Knowledge Level
• Critical Thinking Comes from Knowledge-Building
• Knowledge Builds on Knowledge

Books:

• The Will to Learn -- a deep dive into my novel, research-informed "Five Key Beliefs" approach to student motivation
• These 6 Things -- Chapter 3 of this book addresses some of the concepts we'll explore in-depth in this course
• Answers to Your Biggest Questions about Teaching Secondary ELA -- this joint effort with experts Matthew Kay and Matthew Johnson is a boon of encouragement and equipment for secondary ELA teachers