Using a Global Lens to Teach the Poetry of War
…c) provide many lenses for thinking about war and conflict. In terms of skills, this poetry notebook is set up as an opportunity to learn the language of the discipline,…
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May 2021 #NCTEchat: The Power and Possibilities of Inquiry-Based Instruction
…Katie Caprino (@KCapLiteracy) will host the chat. We will share the following questions during the Twitter chat: WARM-UP: What comes to mind when you hear the term inquiry-based instruction? #NCTEchat…
Setting Students Up for Being Interested, Lifelong Language Users
…at the end of our course on teaching grammar in secondary schools. More than merely learning terms and concepts about grammar, I had hoped my students—these future language arts teachers—would…
“Fixing” Tweets and the Possibility for Critical Literacy
…Why are LGBTQ rights thought of in terms of marriage and adoption and not connected to broader issues like immigration? Questioning why the media positions certain identities (whether intentional or…
All-American Boys, All-American Teachers: Teaching What Matters Most in 2017
…what the term “racist” means. Although I can explain this to the student in a minute or less and move on with the story, the concept of racism is an…
Writing Rationales with Preservice Teachers
…will pay dividends in terms of the secondary students’ academic outcomes. Katharine Covino, associate professor of English Studies, teaches writing, literature, and teacher-preparation classes at Fitchburg State University. Current scholarship…
“Liberating Experiences” with Poetry
…poetry is the simple list poem [Steineke terms this as a “low-risk poetry porthole.”] . . . . Another idea that teachers often forget is to model their own strategies…
Tinkering with Prior Review: Why Journalism Matters #11
…Amendment. What the bill protects students and teachers against, however, is prior restraint of material that is protected under the First Amendment. Prior restraint, as the term suggests, prevents publication…
Teaching Students to Value Literacy through Public Engagement
…new perspective. My usage of the term public pedagogy draws on theories from education and curriculum studies, as I advocate for the umbrella concept of publics to both represent a…
Rethinking Woke
…requires more than sprinkling the terms diversity, inclusion, and social-justice throughout your syllabus, mission statement, or classroom vision. This woke recognizes that equity will never be achieved through lip-service but…
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