VTS allows students to engage in productive discussion, learn to form an argument, and transfer skills to other content areas.
Using VTS to Teach Claims, Evidence, Reasoning, and Writing
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Aija Simmons is a teacher and VTS practitioner. She worked for nine years as a 4th- and 5th-grade teacher in Oakland public schools. She is a Common Core Teacher Leader for the Oakland Unified School District, works with Mills Teacher Scholars on certification programs and ensuring equitable outcomes for students, and leads workshops informed by her inquiry work for the Bay Area Writing Project. She received her B.A. in Sociology from UC Berkeley and her M.A. in Education from Mills College. More of her writing can be found on her website: http://msaija.com/