Tag: Teaching Strategies
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Flipping English Classrooms: Grammar Instruction
Flipping has not come easily for me. I had to make sure it was going to fit my teaching situation. As a language arts teacher, I had to figure out just how I was going to flip the instruction within my classroom. The English world is a bit more complicated in terms of flipped instruction.…
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Resistance, Reluctance, and Readiness: Digital Self-Discovery Through the Summer Institute
“Resistance is futile.” So says an ominous voice from a Star Trek movie, and so I said to myself as I read the syllabus for the Chippewa River Writing Project summer institute, which I attended last summer. At the CRWP institute, you see, we would be required to implement…(insert dramatic, suspenseful music)…DIGITAL WRITING TOOLS!!! When…
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An Interview with Jeremy Hyler
At the 5th Anniversary celebration of the CRWP, I listened with a group of six other teacher-consultants as Jeremy Hyler informally fielded questions about teaching full-time and raising a family while co-authoring Create, Compose, Connect. Afterward, I realized that many teachers would like to hear Jeremy’s answers, so I invited him to participate in a…
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My Journey: Transitioning to Project Based Learning
This is the first in a series of blog posts that Amanda will share about her school’s transition to Project Based Learning. Change is never easy. And I feel like the older I get, the more I become flustered with making big changes. It usually involves learning something new, and sometimes that can seem like a…
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Becoming Authentic Writers
How the paperless classroom goes beyond teacher convenience This is the first in a series of posts about the impact of a paperless approach on the writing process and product. When it comes to technology, I am a geek. My students and my colleagues will not be surprised that I spend countless hours playing with…
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Framing the Flipped Classroom
Last year my principal presented a very unique opportunity for me to flip instruction in my classroom. His motivation was to try and reach more students on all levels. As our conversation progressed, we specifically discussed students who struggle getting homework turned in as well as students who need to be challenged. Furthermore, we talked…