by Jane Collins | Jan 8, 2019 | 11/12th Grade, 9/10th Grade, Authenticity to the Discipline, Literature
In my first blog post I talked about our department’s mission to create authentic responses to literature beyond the traditional structure of a five paragraph essay. My solution this semester was to require two forms of response for every project: one...
by David Russell | Jan 7, 2019 | 9/10th Grade, Authenticity to the Discipline, Social Studies, Solutions
In my first post I posed two Problems of Practice: How might I ensure that what all students are doing is an activity or task that a historian, in the midst of gaining new knowledge through research and analysis, would actually do in the course of their work? How...
by Chris Barley | Jan 6, 2019 | 9/10th Grade, Authenticity to the Discipline, Solutions, World Languages
In my first blog post, I alluded to how difficult it was to get students to speak Spanish in class. I described my struggle with wanting students to speak perfectly and their struggle with actually using the target language in class. After thinking a lot about this...
by Lynn Yellen | Jan 6, 2019 | 11/12th Grade, Authenticity to the Discipline, Social Studies, Solutions
by Greg Fisher | Oct 31, 2018 | 11/12th Grade, Authenticity to the Discipline, Literature
These are my students outside of a candy shop down the street from our school. A diverse group of students, each with their own style, interests, opinions, and voices. In the photo, this range is evident in the juxtaposition of an I-don’t-ever-smile and a...
by Pearl Ohm | Oct 31, 2018 | 11/12th Grade, Authenticity to the Discipline, Mathematics
Paul Lockhart’s article “A Mathematician’s Lament” speaks of a society where music is treated the way mathematics is currently treated within our school system. He pleads his case for math to be treated as an art form within society, but...