I am myself seeking ways to be more intentional in the scaffolds and supports with the goal of not simply wanting my students to succeed in a culture dominated by white cultural norms or English-only, but to ultimately abolish the dominance of those values in the classroom – by creating new norms that center student identity, choice, and self-determination. I will elaborate more on this below through the discussion of scaffolds.
Author: Ms. Mac (@teachdmac)
Bronx-based high school English teacher dedicated to radically improving instruction for newcomers and multilingual students; always in search of time to read, write, connect, breathe and, of course, sleep. Ok, maybe not much sleep.
Teaching Writing Online: I almost gave up on giving choice
In my real world, in-person, pre-global pandemic Writing class, students could write any genre they wished at any time. I primarily organized this through: Genre exposure lessons… Read more “Teaching Writing Online: I almost gave up on giving choice”
Check on Student Work without opening multiple documents
I teach writing and students work at their own pace, in different documents. Opening multiple tabs with student work can be a challenge, especially when working virtually.… Read more “Check on Student Work without opening multiple documents”
Using Perusall to annotate digitally and honor student choice
I’m going to say this upfront: there is no perfect solution for digital annotation, but there are many tools out there that can fit or be tailored… Read more “Using Perusall to annotate digitally and honor student choice”
Template to Customize your Google Form heading
Do you use Google Forms? I shared in an earlier post how I have been using it to make some assignments for tangible and give students a… Read more “Template to Customize your Google Form heading”
Hybrid Note-Taking Tool
I’m not an expert sharing my expertise. I’m a teacher sharing what’s making remote teaching less painful 😃 Rocketbook website Friction pens Rocketbook paper you can try… Read more “Hybrid Note-Taking Tool”
