I had the chance to attend a small group workshop with Kylene Beers and Bob Probst this week where we dug more deeply into their approach known as Signposts – an approach that teaches students what to look for in texts and how the author might be promoting […]
I have a student who is known by many as a kid who cuts class, wanders the hallways and uses the school iPad to watch movies or listen to music as often as he can. He is not loud or talkative. Sometimes he comes to my class when […]
“…the habit of not thinking, just doing, is dangerous. […] Evidence abounds. Too many students are fake reading. Too many students follow a formula and stop composing their ideas. Too many students believe a rubric can define excellent writing. They are reluctant to vary the formula because they […]
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