In the first week of October, I told my seniors that learning to write in a genre is like determining what a fruit is. At first, your… Read more “Learning to write is like learning to define fruit”
Category: Writing
Our Core Pedagogical Principals and Goals
Our vision for our curriculum has 5 key anchors—reflected in both pedagogy and practice —that we use to align our curriculum and instruction. Alignment allows us to… Read more “Our Core Pedagogical Principals and Goals”
Can we be Remote & Student-Driven?
In NYC, the Chancellor defaulted families to a hybrid instructional model if they didn’t get to submit their hybrid or in-person selection. This means we don’t really… Read more “Can we be Remote & Student-Driven?”
Latest Podcast: Let’s hear from the students
In our classrooms, student voices lead. Their interests and needs drive the curriculum (explained really well in an upcoming podcast with a fellow teacher), so I realized… Read more “Latest Podcast: Let’s hear from the students”
Looking back at Teaching in a crisis
Teaching in a student-driven, constructivist way was EXTREMELY, PAINFULLY challenging to do over Zoom during remote instruction. Students did not want to turn cameras on and often… Read more “Looking back at Teaching in a crisis”
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)”
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