I‘m currently reading Making Thinking Visible by Ritchhart, Church, and Morrison (2011). I’ve been thinking a lot about how to make thinking processes like writing and reading visible to students. Writing, for example, is part art but mostly craft. While some students think of good writing as… Read More
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How to Embed Conversations: Another Micro-progression
A few days ago, I shared a micro-progression I created for students that showed them a progression of how to integrate textual evidence. The rationale—as inspired by Kate Roberts and Maggie Roberts’ Educator Collaborative session—is that students benefit from seeing the variations of skill development. Not all… Read More
Time to Re-evaluate: Why summer reading?
This morning when I opened my e-mail, my daily update from the NCTE Teaching and Learning forum was there. I look forward to seeing what conversations are going on about teaching and learning, and although I don’t actively participate (post), I do always read. And… Read More
Virtual Anchor Charts Meet “Micro-progressions”
During the closing keynote of Saturday’s Educator Collaborative Gathering, Kate Roberts and Maggie Beattie Roberts walked through a few tools that both teachers and students could use to amplify their learning. We are inundated with information, day in and day out, that sometimes it can be… Read More
PD in my PJs: A Morning with 10,000 Teachers (Part 1)
Yesterday I joined 10,000 other teachers from around the world for the Educator Collaborative’s Spring Gathering, a free virtual conference that brought together the talents of incredible educators who generously share their passions and expertise. So as I sat in the comfort of my family room—watching… Read More
Slice of Life 30: The Pencil Conference
Last summer, I attended my first ISTE conference. (In case you’re not familiar, ISTE stands for the International Society of Technology in Education.) At one of the sessions, educator and author Will Richardson shared his feelings about all the vendors in the convention exhibit hall—and those… Read More
Slice of Life 25: Lessons from Mario Kart
Colin, my five-year-old, loves playing Mario Kart. He wasn’t even a year old, barely walking, when he first held those Nintendo Wii controllers in his still chubby baby hands. Who knew that when we let him pretend play with his older brother that five years later—a… Read More
Slice of Life 23: Rethinking Time to Read
On my list of things to do this spring break was to plan out the next unit in both of my classes. In my AP Lang class, the time after spring break means a shift toward the AP exam. With only a few weeks left, I’m… Read More
Rhythm and Grace: The Music (and Fluency) of Sentences
I had the pleasure of presenting at PAWLP’s Writing in the 21st Century Mini-Conference, with a specific focus on the Six Traits, on March 19, 2016, at the West Chester University Graduate Business Center. My particular presentation was on the trait of sentence fluency; thanks… Read More
Slice of Life 8: This I Believe
My students and I are in the midst of an argument unit, and this week we’re talking organization. When I think about where I was when I first started my career regarding teaching writing versus where I am now, I’m amazed at the difference. When I… Read More
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