by Jenny Platow | Apr 16, 2019 | 9/10th Grade, Literature
When most people think about analysis in the “literature” classroom, they envision scenes of students interpreting Shakespeare, or grappling with the language and message of authors like Toni Morrison, Jane Austen and Charles Dickens. Students gain access...
by Stacy Blair | Apr 16, 2019 | 9/10th Grade, Uncategorized, World Languages
Last semester, I grappled with fostering an increase in my students’ interpersonal communication skills, creating new routines, activities, and assessments. As my classroom is immersive, it’s a space where I speak French 90% of the time, so it often...
by Cristie Praeger | Apr 2, 2019 | 9/10th Grade, Personal Authenticity, Science, Uncategorized
I’ve taught “Sucio” (Spanish for dirty) countless times. The 9/10 earth science course focuses on the content of soil while emphasizing skills around the scientific method. The course is divided into 3 units. The first focuses on soil types and...
by Chris Barley | Mar 29, 2019 | Authenticity to the Discipline, Uncategorized, World Languages
Last semester I posed the following question related to a problem of practice (PoP) I faced as a teacher: How might we create routines and tasks in the Spanish classroom so that students engage in authentic conversations with each other? With the help of my...
by Susie Kang | Mar 28, 2019 | 11/12th Grade, Personal Authenticity, Science
A large portion of the spring semester in my neuroscience class is spent working on the PBAT (Performance Based Assessment Task), which takes the place of the Regents exams at our school. For the science PBAT, students choose an investigative question and design an...
by Alex Schmerge | Mar 25, 2019 | Special Education
As the speech-language provider, I am often working to increase student independence in the writing process. There are, of course, many components to be addressed – brainstorming, outlining, drafting, etc. – yet I invariably find myself having to take the...
