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)”
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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)”
White teachers: Whatever we are doing, it isn’t enough
A lot of memes have been floating around telling teachers that, through this pandemic, what we are doing is enough. Because what we are doing is hard… Read more “White teachers: Whatever we are doing, it isn’t enough”
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””
Flexible Seating in High School
In my second year of teaching this class, I really wanted to make the room more inviting as well as more comfortable for reading (with the purpose… Read more “Flexible Seating in High School”
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