Reviewed by Sheyenne Mitchell-Brown Who am I and what do I want to understand better as a teacher? I am a pre-service teacher who picked up this book wanting to know how I– a white woman– could build my future classroom on a foundation of …
In Review: Teaching Literacy
Fisher, D., Frey, N., Hattie, J., & Thayre, M. (2017). Teaching Literacy in the Visible LearningClassroom, Grades 6-12. Corwin. by Elsa Berry The text I am selecting to review today is IMPACT: Teaching Literacy in the Visible Learning Classroom by Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, John …
In Review: Do I Really Have to Teach Reading?
Tovani, C. (2004). Do I really have to teach reading? Content comprehension, grades 6-12. Stenhouse Publishers. Reviewed by Emma Amick Who am I and what do I want to understand better as a teacher?Hi! My name is Emma Amick, and I am a pre-service teacher …
In Review: Helping English Learners to Write
Olson, C. B., Scarcella, R. C., & Matuchniak, T. (2015). Helping English learners to write: Meeting common core standards, grades 6-12. Teachers College Press. Reviewed by Bailey Davenport Why this Book? Working part-time as an English teacher to International adults, I regularly find myself staring …
Color Personality Poems
Welcome to Day 5 of the November Open Write. Thank you to Kim Johnson, Katrina Morrison, and Tammi Belko for nurturing our poetic living this month! If you have written with us before, welcome back. If you are joining us for the first time, you …
Ekphrastic Poetry
Welcome to Day 4 of the November Open Write. If you have written with us before, welcome back. If you are joining us for the first time, you are in the kind, capable hands of today’s host, so just read the prompt below and then, …
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Welcome to Day 3 of the November Open Write. If you have written with us before, welcome back. If you are joining us for the first time, you are in the kind, capable hands of today’s host, so just read the prompt below and then, …
One-Word Poems
Welcome to Day 2 of the November Open Write. If you have written with us before, welcome back. If you are joining us for the first time, you are in the kind, capable hands of today’s host, so just read the prompt below and then, …
The Monostitch: One-Line Poem
Welcome to Day 1 of the November Open Write. If you have written with us before, welcome back. If you are joining us for the first time, you are in the kind, capable hands of today’s host, so just read the prompt below and then, …
“Poetry Is Not a Luxury”: Reading & Writing Poetry as Illumination & Life
Welcome to our NCTE Session, “Poetry is Not a Luxury” and the pre-write for our monthly Open Write. If you have written with us before, welcome back. If you are joining us for the first time, you are in the kind, capable hands of today’s …