I recently wrote about why starting strong is a crucial part of any type of instruction on where we are building voice: writing and research being the two things I most frequently teach. Just a day after I posted that piece, one of my students restarted an important writing piece that he’d been working on… Continue reading starting strong with memoir– the how
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learning love: a beginning
A year ago or so, I built a curriculum around what I believed it takes to lead with love, meant for educators who fight every day for our children to have access to high quality, loving education. Pieces of that curriculum have found their way into much of the teacher professional development that I do.… Continue reading learning love: a beginning
starting strong ~ the why
Week 1 of a new YPAR project, and I am thinking about how to help students start strong with their research projects. This time, I am working with 40 6th grade students – the youngest group I have worked with on a research project. In previous writing workshops and research seminars, I developed a set… Continue reading starting strong ~ the why
a guide to doing research
Why should you do research? Before we go into HOW to conduct research, I want you to be convinced of two things. To seek knowledge and information is a human right and research can be a way to wield power and change things. First, I believe research is a human right. I am guessing research… Continue reading a guide to doing research
care | voice | rigor : why all three are essential for a student-centered, learning-centered classroom
Here’s what I know for sure: Every educator’s work is ensuring every student feels cared for, challenged, and heard. None of these are ‘specialist’ topics. * ** Learning is built on all three legs: care, voice, and rigor. The table will fall (or tilt) if any one leg is shorter or weaker than the rest. Too little care… Continue reading care | voice | rigor : why all three are essential for a student-centered, learning-centered classroom
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