Tag: Writing
Why I Care About Authentic Writing
Inauthentic disposable writing assignments do not make writers and do not help students learn how to write. Authentic writing breaks that shameful cycle and shows students that writing matters and that writers wield power.
Triangle Power
The triangle is the strongest shape, capable of holding its shape, having a strongbase, and providing immense support. Some of the…
This I Believe: Using games to teach writing rocks
What’s New? This week I will kick off my fifth iteration of using games to teach writing and I continue…
It’s A Journey Not A Process
What’s Really New? As I prepare for the start of a new semester I am paying particular attention to the…
Logbooks and #Ungrading: Creating a writing studio
What’s Really New? Eighteen months later and I think I’m due for another theory of the case explaining my pedagogy…
What If We Told the Story of Our Values
What’s New? This year I kept the same structure for my What If Unit but switched in some new poems…
