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Mac & Marie 🌀

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

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    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)

    Leading with Student Self-Determination

    Quote: This describes well why the shift away from traditional teaching and toward a workshop model is so necessary. How do we do this from a place… Read more “Leading with Student Self-Determination”

    August 4, 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)

    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)”

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

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