Field Notes: A Love Letter to Teachers
…sense. Teachers are responsible for building our future. As a society, that should require all the preparation and ongoing professional learning conceivable. Just like every other profession that places such…
…sense. Teachers are responsible for building our future. As a society, that should require all the preparation and ongoing professional learning conceivable. Just like every other profession that places such…
…As founder and codirector of the Borders Book Festival, Chávez asserted an activist stance in transforming sociopolitical and cultural borders that were set in place to thwart community building and…
…oppression? How might we decolonize our classrooms? Recently, I came across an interview that explores approaches for “building a just and equitable society.” The article encourages readers to move beyond…
…also important for non-Latinx children. They can create empathy and build bridges. I have had the opportunity to share my book Separate Is Never Equal with students in different parts…
…and look forward to the opportunity not only to learn together and enjoy some camaraderie, but also to build our capacity, individually and collectively, to address the issues we face…
…the text in any response. The power of this activity, and in building a critically literate society, comes from the conversations. Our students are the future. They are learning each…
…“corrected”—to begin building a definition of global revision. After students have written a “revised” story of their own, they revise again, focusing more on audience but still paying attention to…
…diverse partners on grades 9-10 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.9-10.1 Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis…
…is of utmost importance. Teachers who embrace culturally responsive teaching build a classroom community that embraces languages and literacy of all types. Literacy in the native language is valued and…
…Sources https://hechingerreport.org/teacher-voice-six-ways-build-high-school-internship-program-changes-low-income-students-lives/ https://www.educationdive.com/news/more-districts-creating-high-school-internship-programs/504605/ https://educate.bankstreet.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1108&context=occasional-paper-series Holly Spinelli is an advocate for equality in classrooms with specific focuses in alternative, strengths-based pedagogical practices where students’ voices serve as the catalyst for…
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