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
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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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