Tag: reflections
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Naming the Elephant: An Announcement
In celebration of their union, “Close Reading” and “Critical Reading” will now be addressed as simply “Critical Reading.” Please update your planbook accordingly. In my first post of this series, I discussed and defined a problem that I see: that my colleagues and I are all using the term “Close Reading,” but we all have…
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From Teacher to Digital Facilitator
“Your room has a really different feel to it this year,” my principal said the other day with a smile on her face. In reflecting upon that statement, I have to admit that it’s true. My digital journey started about four years ago when I converted a classroom closet into a makeshift “studio,” brought…
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What Experts Say About the Elephant: What is Close Reading? And why do we do it?
In my first post of this series, I unpacked the problem I saw with the term “Close Reading.” This buzzword seems to have many different interpretations. Everyone I’ve talked with is “doing Close Reading” with our students, but none of us is doing the same thing. I need to get to the bottom of this…
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Defining the Elephant in the Room: What, Exactly, is Close Reading?
After months of research and soul-searching, I’ve come to the realization that I can’t use the terminology of “close reading” in my classes any longer. This has been a long journey for me, as I’ve tried to understand what “close reading” is or should be, and I’ve grown to believe that whatever it is, it…
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What a Gift to Know We Are Not Alone
Andy Schoenborn describes his professional journey from an undergraduate who attended a Michigan Council of Teachers of English conference to his current role as MCTE president, and he invites you to attend the 2015 conference. Register here. The question each of us had to answer as a child was, “What do you want to be when…