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”
Category: Rewiring Instruction
Leading with Student Self-Determination
Quote: Although I’m not a big fan of LC, this describes well why the shift away from traditional teaching and toward a workshop model is so necessary.… Read more “Leading with Student Self-Determination”
Text Selection: Who and How (post 3/3)
Click here for post #2 in this series on quick writes. Letting Students Choose Letting students choose the text is a direct way of honoring their voices… Read more “Text Selection: Who and How (post 3/3)”
Pacing mentor text lessons in the multilingual classroom (post 2/3)
Click here to read the first post in this series. So, the reason we might go from a Quick Write as a one-time deal to using it… Read more “Pacing mentor text lessons in the multilingual classroom (post 2/3)”
Break away from traditional scaffolds with quick writes (post 1/3)
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)”
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”
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