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Category: Matt Griesinger

May 23, 2017May 19, 2017Matt Griesinger

Minute Papers: Short Sprints

Providing writing sprints to engage students’ creativity

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April 25, 2017April 23, 2017Matt Griesinger

Discovery Writing

An instructional writing model that allows for authenticity and self-directed learning.

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March 28, 2017March 26, 2017Matt Griesinger

Conquering the Blank Page with Note Cards

An addition to a lesson that will create confident writers.

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February 28, 2017February 25, 2017Matt Griesinger

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.

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January 31, 2017January 29, 2017Matt Griesinger

An Alternative Assignment and What I Learned

When an attempt at motivating a student goes wrong, professional positivity is a must.

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January 3, 2017January 1, 2017Matt Griesinger

Whiteboard Duels: Collaborative Drafting

Students can co-create texts with in-the-moment revisions that lead to co-ownership.

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November 29, 2016November 27, 2016Matt Griesinger

Metacognition: 3 Questions That Matter

How to use three questions to prompt metacognition

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November 1, 2016October 28, 2016Matt Griesinger

Academic Gifting: Offering Authenticity and Collaboration

Academic Gifting allows students to respond to authentic writing and to identify as authors.

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October 4, 2016October 2, 2016Matt Griesinger

Titan Talk: Pen Pal Letters and Social Health

Aiming to bridge the social gap by creating authentic opportunities to read and write

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September 6, 2016September 3, 2016Matt Griesinger

That one time I was wrong: and how I was wrong again immediately afterward

How neuroscience informs my philosophy of teaching writing.

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