by Maurice Blackmon | Mar 21, 2019 | 9/10th Grade, Social Studies
Are you with me? It’s the question I pose throughout just about all of my lessons. It’s what I ask students when they come in before school for one-on-one tutoring. It’s the question that will occasionally show up on a worksheet or in a powerpoint...
by Jane Collins | Mar 13, 2019 | 9/10th Grade, Authenticity Strands, Literature
Problem of practice: How might our students create more authentic and diverse forms of literary analysis? This semester I am teaching two response to literature courses, with a particular focus on “alternative” writing responses. The goal is to allow...
by Jackson Shafer | Mar 13, 2019 | 9/10th Grade, Authentic Audience, Authenticity Strands, Authenticity to the Discipline, Disciplines, Literature, Personal Authenticity, Solutions
An experiment in varied written assessment. I used to (and still do) believe that the repetition of writing structures is crucial in a student’s ability to improve and and internalize organized literary analysis. I often assign the same structured essay three to...
by Adrienne West | Mar 1, 2019 | 9/10th Grade, Art
Tamia Flowers Lana Garcia I am happy to report and reflect upon the newly renovated unit plan for exploring Graffiti in my art classes. Providing students with multiple forms to explore, based on their own personal preference, proved to be beneficial. All students...
by Stacy Blair | Jan 25, 2019 | 9/10th Grade, Solutions, World Languages
One of my struggles as a French teacher is to foster independence in my students while providing them with authentic and comprehensible input. Finding a balance between providing good models of language and allowing them opportunities to practice speaking freely in...
by Neha Chheda | Jan 16, 2019 | 9/10th Grade, Personal Authenticity, Science, Solutions
In my first blog post I was interested in building personal authenticity for my students this semester and question how I can help students build deeper connections between themselves and their work within their communities. Specifically, I wanted students to research...
