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 anchorsβreflected in both pedagogy and practice βthat we use to align our curriculum and instruction. Alignment allows us Β 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 didnβt 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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