Here is the primary research we use in synthesizing our pedagogy. We have included quotes or excerpts we found most powerful from each work. In addition to… Read more “Key Ideas from the Theories & Research Driving our Practice:”
Split ELA: Writing and Reading: Re-Imagining Literacy as Student-Driven
What we do in a nutshell. In a student-driven instructional model, teachers co-create the curriculum alongside students. Our priority is to understand who our students are and… Read more “Split ELA: Writing and Reading: Re-Imagining Literacy as Student-Driven”
New York State English Council Conference: “Empowering our Students and Reclaiming our Passion for Teaching”
Albany, NY Today Mac and I presented about how we transformed the curricular structure at our school from a very scaffolded, traditional ELA class into a deconstructed,… Read more “New York State English Council Conference: “Empowering our Students and Reclaiming our Passion for Teaching””
Reconsidering the Signposts
I had the chance to attend a small group workshop with Kylene Beers and Bob Probst this week where we dug more deeply into their approach known… Read more “Reconsidering the Signposts”
Theirs are the voices I want to hear
I have a student who is known by many as a kid who cuts class, wanders the hallways and uses the school iPad to watch movies or… Read more “Theirs are the voices I want to hear”
Mac & Marie 🌀 
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