Changing the Conversation on Assessment with Administrators
…effective for developing instruction. Sandy uses the term “in-the-moment assessments” to talk about how students are not only at the center of learning but are also at the center of…
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Poetry Lesson: Visualizing and Thinking about Persona
…Overcoming Before students enter class for this first lesson, create a display for the term rhetorical situation with this working definition: a context in which there is an act of…
It’s NCTE Election Season. Why Should You Care?
…the meaning of literacy; they review and approve initiatives vital to the Council and our field. Our elected leaders have the pulse of our field—both in terms of what is…
An Equitable English Education Begins with Dignity
…our experiences. Such a reframing was transformative in that it gave us permission to assert the full value of our existence and define ourselves on our own terms, achieving a…
Build Your Stack: Author Instagram Inspiration
…in the aftermath of 9/11. AVELOS (as Mafi often calls it) was a perfect “mirror and window” book for me (terms credited to Dr. Rudine Sims Bishop). It was a…
Reading Because They Love It
…own terms and for their own enjoyment. The next mystery or modern drama they read this summer may be the one that hooks them on books forever. The chances that…
Reflecting New Reflective Practices, Part I
…begin a new year or term or course with students. Welcoming them into our classroom community, we can invite students to reflect upon who they are as writers and how…
Growing our Community
…more about them here. We are filled with anticipation to meet with everyone in August to launch their official term. They’ll share their stories in full with our community soon…
Build Your Stack: Challenging Stereotypes—Books as Windows
…I recommend the site kidshealth.org to research specific conditions in kid-friendly terms. The Stars Beneath Our Feet by David Barclay Moore My students have been enthralled by Lolly’s Lego…
Reflecting New Reflective Practices, Part II
…it is meaningful? Explain: How does this artifact and this learning set the stage for the learning that lies ahead? Students choose three such artifacts during the term, and for…
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