Reflections on Teaching, Learning, and Life
Student computers were collected a little early this year, so our final assignment for Language Arts needed to be analog. Below is what we asked students to do and a picture of some of the results. Imagine that the books that you've read independently this year have been part of a reading journey. Perhaps you … Continue reading Reading Journey
Several years ago I wrote an article for English Journal on disability and being a classroom teacher, "Doubly Vulnerable: The Paradox of Disability and Teaching." (I'm not aware of a full text of the article freely accessible online, but I'm happy to share it, if you contact me.) Writing the article was itself an act of vulnerability, … Continue reading Oh, the Places You(r Writing)’ll Go
As part of this morning's improv activity, we were invited to think about what we would take away from the UNCC National Writing Project Summer Institute and what we would leave. I decided to use those categories for my reflection on SI. What I'll Leave The feeling that if I don't do it it won't … Continue reading Leaving and Taking
"I know we don't need it, but it's still pretty cool." -IKEA shopper I'm wondering about the reactions of the shoppers as we sit here in a living room set writing. Do they think we're store employees? Paid actors? Squatters? Performance artists? I imagine writing in this space as a quiet protest against the necessity … Continue reading Writing at Ikea
Over the first days at the Summer Institute, I've been thinking about the differences between teaching Language Arts and History, specifically how teaching those different subjects has affected how I teach. In some ways I felt more freedom as a Language Arts teacher, because I felt like I wasn't really sure what I was doing … Continue reading Writing in History Class
Today at the Summer Institute we made timelines to record significant events/relationships where writing played a role. Magazines to cut pictures out of were provided, but I decided to make paper cutouts. I got kinda into it and continued working on it during lunch to give it a title. I was kinda pleased with how … Continue reading Writing Timeline
In response to a recent post, a former colleague wrote the following. Rather than just respond via email, I thought I'd post his thoughts (with his permission) and my response here. One line especially piqued my interest -- I’m not ready to argue for the elimination of discipline-specific teaching, but I do think that the … Continue reading Disciplines
