Planning – moving writers

June 2, 2021June 2, 2021Aishwarya M

A Systematic, Realistic, No-Worksheet Approach to Teaching Articles (a, an, the) to ELLs

This ready-to-use mini grammar unit aims to provide a framework for the student to systematically learn and use articles in their spoken and written English. Slides included.

May 5, 2021June 2, 2021Aishwarya M

A Framework for Inclusive Unit Plans

“..most long term plans address curriculum, a few good ones address pedagogy; but, most don’t address the single most important data point: what we know and don’t know about ourselves and our students.”

April 12, 2021April 11, 2021Starian Porchia

Bridging Gaps Through the Power of Writing Through the Eyes of the Student

I have had a lot of conversations this year with teachers about expectations for students, specifically 9th grade and high school students, and it is clear that not everyone agrees on what the expectations should be for writers at the secondary level. Which, honestly is ironic considering the amount of standards and standardized assessments that […]

April 5, 2021April 5, 2021mrfitzfinkle

Providing Experience to Write About: the Quicksand River Un-assignment

We often give them common prompts, or common texts sets with common prompts. We give them common pieces of literature to write about. So why not a common experience?

April 1, 2021April 1, 2021Abigail Lund

The Enneagram Meets the ELA Classroom

Ever heard of the Enneagram? How could implementing personality types into ELA help your students better analyze characters and create authentic characters? I take you through some moves in this MW piece

March 8, 2021March 7, 2021Starian Porchia

An Open Letter to Teachers (and those who love them)

Dear (overly tested subject) teacher, How are you? February in Texas was a rough ride. And, I’ve been thinking about how to support you. I’ve been thinking about the most meaningful thing to write about this month every day to add to the writing resources and ideas for supporting teachers of writing and writers themselves. […]

December 16, 2020December 15, 2020noahteach

Zoom Out, Zoom In, Transfer

In my first semester beat, I’m exploring the life-saving power of routines–but not just any routines. I’m talking about routines that make life easier, more efficient, and more familiar–even in the most daunting of times (cough, 2020, cough). I’m talking about routines that allow students to thrive whether you are teaching in person, virtually, hybrid, […]