I write a poem on my white board every day. Students, teachers, and administrators can see it. It’s a practice I started sometime after the hurricane when I realized how much my students were reading poetry books as their self-selected reading and I thought maybe the kids and I could use another way to connect …
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Part II. Continuing the Crusade for my Readers — Guest Post by Charles Moore
If you read my post from three weeks ago you understand my plight. I’m fighting an important battle, and it’s a battle I can’t bear to lose. I strive desperately to move each one of my students towards a love of reading. Reading comes easy to some of them; it’s so hard for others. It’s …
After the Hurricane, a Crusade for my Readers — Guest Post by Charles Moore
This initial nine weeks was crazy. What with our natural disaster and the recovery and the fact that it was going to only be eight weeks long to begin with. Somehow we made it.
Workshop did that.
Moving Around the Bend
Like so many teachers blessed with a growth mindset, there are always several ideas bouncing around my head that, if realized, might temporarily satisfy my constant need to innovate my teaching practice. Hopefully, new moves and ideas lead me toward maximizing the delivery of instruction and the transfer of learning. Heading into the TCTELA convention …
5 Takeaways from #TCTELA20
Last Monday I made my way up to school fearing the worst. Missing one day of school is stressful for most of us, but missing two days meant that I needed to prepare myself to return to a classroom that needed to be reassembled. I imagined paper strewn floors, piles of books randomly placed around …
When Your Teaching Life Throws You a Curve…
Hit a home run. Or at least make contact, get on base, and rely on your teammates and experience to get you across home plate. This new year, the new decade, reminds me that teachers often face new challenges and situations. Think about that student who transfers into your school nine days before the semester …
Not Averse to Verse: Using Novels in Verse to Engage English Learners #ILA2019
This is a guest post by Dr. Helen Becker, and I owe her a big apology. I had agreed to run this post before her presentation at ILA. I have a million excuses: None will do. So I publicly I say, “I’m sorry for not following through,” and if you are reading 3TT today, know …
AP Lang Learning
This year my conference period falls in the dead the middle of the day. Periods one through three are versions of English II, featuring students who are learning English as second language and students with accommodations, along with general education students. The last three periods of my day bring (mostly) juniors into the classroom for …
New Learning Territories and a Growth Mindset
I’ve mentioned before that I have two new “preps” to which I’m slowly adjusting. I’ve had a tendency to shoulder forward into new experiences with mixed results. Sometimes enthusiasm and energy carry me through the learning part at the beginning. Other times, I’ve made mistakes caused by my straight-line approach that could have been avoided. Perhaps I’ve …
Becoming a Writer — Guest Post by Austin Darrow
Our North star–our central focus–at the heart of this growth was always learning how to make the literacy experiences for our students more authentic.
Three Teachers Talk 