Independent Reading is reading that we do independently of what is required for work or school. This week I’m reading How to Hide an Empire by Daniel Immerwahr.
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Article of the Week Suggestion Box
A student recently floated the idea of a “Suggestion Box” for potential Article of the Week assignments. Here’s how it works.
Planning and Revising Lessons for the 2020-21 School Year
Here are a few of the big curriculum decisions I’ve made for my practice for the 2020-2021 school year.
Article of the Week – Revision for Literacy Support
The following blog post is a final project for one of my graduate classes this fall at Michigan State University – TE846: Accommodating Differences in Literacy Learners. Disciplinary Literacy Project The project calls for a unit that I teach to be reviewed and revised to embed literacy support and accommodation. Instead of sharing unit and…
A High School Teacher’s Use of ClassDojo
Class Dojo is one of my favorite apps that I utilize in my high school English classroom. Instead of using it as a classroom management tracker, I use it to monitor class discussion.
Voices of 165 – Student Reflections on Deadpool
Voices of 165 was a collection of insightful first draft student work submitted for publication with each student’s permission. It’s purpose was to amplify the student’s voice at my first teaching job in a small, rural district in mid-Michigan. Enjoy! Directly after Deadpool hit the big screen last month, students in English 7 requested an…
Voices of 165 – Student Reflections on the Future of the Super Bowl
Voices of 165 was a collection of insightful first draft student work submitted for publication with each student’s permission. It’s purpose was to amplify the student’s voice at my first teaching job in a small, rural district in mid-Michigan. Enjoy! Small, rural high schools have been noticing a decline in football participation numbers in recent…