How Blank Walls Built Community in 7th Grade
…so I was familiar with this pod. It hadn’t been updated in many years, so late last summer I took this opportunity to create a blank slate, which I planned…
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Writing Instruction Remix
…blanks in a generic outline. And I often don’t write full completed drafts, revise them, formally peer-review them, and rewrite them. I usually have an idea, I root it in…
In Praise of NCTE’s Member Gatherings
…Words and sentences were stunted by lack of inspiration and creativity. I needed empowering words to take center stage on the blank white page. Experiencing these public movements and private…
Build Your Stack: Fostering Self-Acceptance
…are three new picture books with strong characters that can help students grow academically, socially, and emotionally: Always Anjali by Sheetal Sheth; illustrated by Jessica Blank Always Anjali is…
Poetry to Promote Positive Self-Talk
…poems centered on their own positive attributes. My second-graders used blank books with paper templates glued in to publish their words and pictures, but this project could be easily adapted…
Build Your Stack: Culturally-Affirming Adult Reads That Will Push Your Classroom Thinking
…a sound. Those times are when I am in my favorite reading spot, in our pink leather chair with a weighty throw blanket and a book, curled up like a…
Reflections on an Unprecedented Year
…a formative 2-minute check-in with each student. For this check-in, Rossi keeps a page of notes on each student (using a blank roster), along with data such as their current…
Build Your Stack: The Power of Names: Windows, Mirrors, and Sliding Glass Doors
…emotions of young multilingual students. Always Anjali by Sheetal Sheth Illustrated by Jessica Blank When Anjali can’t find a bicycle name plate with her name and other children…
Metaphor as a Game of Chance
…folded and taped together into a 12-sided dodecahedron. It was a great improvement, and it allowed me to leave some blanks for the students to fill in on their own,…
How to Read (with Compassion): An English Teacher Explores Compassionate Reading through Thich Nhat Hanh’s Mindfulness
…their inner character and landscape within the held space of a mandala-like circle drawn on a blank sheet of paper. Thich Nhat Hanh talks about tiep, a word relevant to…
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