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Author: B. Marie
The hell that was distance learning
A long long time ago, in a version of our world (what seems like) far, far away, the coronavirus swept through and upended everything we thought we… Read more “The hell that was distance learning”
Split ELA: Writing and Reading: Re-Imagining Literacy as Student-Driven
What we do in a nutshell. In a student-driven instructional model, teachers co-create the curriculum alongside students. Our priority is to understand who our students are and… Read more “Split ELA: Writing and Reading: Re-Imagining Literacy as Student-Driven”
New York State English Council Conference: “Empowering our Students and Reclaiming our Passion for Teaching”
Albany, NY Today Mac and I presented about how we transformed the curricular structure at our school from a very scaffolded, traditional ELA class into a deconstructed,… Read more “New York State English Council Conference: “Empowering our Students and Reclaiming our Passion for Teaching””
#TeacherInspo Limiting creativity and imagination in schools…
“…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… Read more “#TeacherInspo Limiting creativity and imagination in schools…”
Responding to Poetry
In my last poetry post “Poetry is fun,” I described what the process was like for us as we read poetry. Given how unique the genre is… Read more “Responding to Poetry”