Some instructional approaches, including many traditional scaffolds, reinforce internalized and institutionalized racism and bias. Teacher-centered direct instruction can create relations that promote and rely on compliance, obedience… Read more “Break away from traditional scaffolds with quick writes (post 1/3)”
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.
White teachers: Whatever we are doing, it isn’t enough
A lot of memes have been floating around telling teachers that, through this pandemic, what we are doing is enough. Because what we are doing is hard… Read more “White teachers: Whatever we are doing, it isn’t enough”
Updating the Writers Workshop : The Share
In previous years, when I’ve taught writing (after leaving the elementary TCRWP curriculum I was initially trained in), we used an approach that felt radical in its… Read more “Updating the Writers Workshop : The Share”
Key Ideas from the Theories & Research Driving our Practice:
Here is the primary research we use in synthesizing our pedagogy. We have included quotes or excerpts we found most powerful from each work. In addition to… Read more “Key Ideas from the Theories & Research Driving our Practice:”
Reconsidering the Signposts
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… Read more “Reconsidering the Signposts”
