Don’t get me wrong; at this time of year, a lunch or a coffee cart can seem like a godsend. But, I’d argue that more than appreciation, we need support.
Category: feedback
Annotated Intentions (and Why They’ll Change the Way You Grade)
Student pre-annotation lets teachers grade writing based on student intentions, resulting in a more robust understanding of their work.
The Door of Chaos: Responding to Original Ideas
The Door of Chaos allows students to respond to and collaborate with their peers in other classes throughout the day.
Helping Writers Listen
A recent conference has me thinking about ways to use audio recording to help my students gain independence as writers.
5 Tips for Teachers Who Want to Quit Grading
I would wager that grading is probably the very least favorite element of teachers’ jobs. (I would also guess this is quickly followed by complaining parents and senseless, top-down mandates.) We’ve all had the fantasy of the perfect teaching job that would exist if only we weren’t bogged down in numbers and rubrics and gradebooks. […]
So, I Quit Grading: Part III, A Conclusion
Before reading this post, you might want to catch up with my grand grading experiment this year in my first post and second post in this series! I cried at graduation this year. No, that’s not right. I sobbed at graduation this year. Something that has never happened to me in the previous 10 graduations […]
A Revision Plan for You + Your Students
Focused feedback equals focused writing and revision!
Writing Conference Realities
Students need chances to discuss their writing in conferences, but finding the time and stamina to keep them going can be challenging.
Working as Our Students’ Editor
Near the very top of the Things That Disheartens English Teachers list are the comments we leave on students’ papers that aren’t considered, aren’t heeded, and — if we’re honest — often aren’t even read. I hear it from secondary teachers constantly; even in the best case scenario, it seems that students work hard on […]
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