…the power to build community. In October of 2020, LaGuardia had its second annual National Day on Writing celebration. Bethany Holmstrom organized the celebration, and the theme of the collaborative…
…democracy is delicate and that words can tip thinking this way or that. A part of the Scholastic mission is to “help build a society free of prejudice and hate,…
…having the chance to connect one-on-one with students about choice reading breaks down barriers that are physically and figuratively in place this year. Building a Community of Readers while Building…
…classmates began to empathize with each other, she says, resulting in a radical increase of kindness both inside and outside the classroom. Because empathy builds common ground, it also builds…
…awareness and building a toolbox of names for types of writing. Next, we identify the conventions that define that type of writing before asking how the writer both conforms to…
…education: Community-building: As teachers, we usually go into the first weeks of school assuming full responsibility for building the learning space. But what happens if we put some of that…
…that anchor question, we are able to stay focused on the root of the harm, and we build collective power as we build our metalinguistic muscles. Now, more than ever,…
…discourse. Share appropriate ways to respond during discussion. Model the language used to agree, disagree, ask for clarification, and build on others’ ideas. I display a list of sentence-starters and…
…ways that educators can build community between themselves and students. Included are sentence stems, ideas, and strategies to consider when doing that work in your own classrooms. Four tips suggested…
…that teaching involves relational work. Relational Work Relational work is the work teachers do to form relationships with students and colleagues, including building trust, showing care, developing mutual interests, and…
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