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””
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#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”
Literary Analysis Unit 9-10th
So Mac recently posted about her literary unit with her 11th graders. With the 9th and 10th graders, we had the same task, but the differentiation came… Read more “Literary Analysis Unit 9-10th”
Flexible Seating in High School
In my second year of teaching this class, I really wanted to make the room more inviting as well as more comfortable for reading (with the purpose… Read more “Flexible Seating in High School”
Poetry is fun! (no really!)
The key to poetry in my opinion is figuring out: how are you going to introduce it? The introduction will set the tone for the whole unit.… Read more “Poetry is fun! (no really!)”
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