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Mac & Marie πŸŒ€

two Bronx-based teachers learning beside students in our multilingual classrooms

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    Category: Writing

    Our Core Pedagogical Principals and Goals

    Our vision for our curriculum has 5 key anchorsβ€”reflected in both pedagogy and practice β€”that we use to align our curriculum and instruction. Alignment allows us Β to… Read more “Our Core Pedagogical Principals and Goals”

    April 2, 2021 by B. Marie

    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?”

    August 18, 2020August 21, 2020 by Ms. Mac (@teachdmac)

    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”

    August 9, 2020August 19, 2020 by Ms. Mac (@teachdmac)

    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”

    August 5, 2020August 5, 2020 by Ms. Mac (@teachdmac)

    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)”

    June 2, 2020August 5, 2020 by Ms. Mac (@teachdmac)

    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)”

    June 2, 2020August 6, 2020 by Ms. Mac (@teachdmac)

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