Posts Tagged ‘GRDG620’
I haven’t started reading the end of semester essay/literacy philopshy papers, but I have been rereading the comments people made on the blog as well as the “terms and people to know” comments.
I wish I had done a better job of responding to comments. There were a lot of really good ones made, and I [...]
Last night’s topic was critical literacy and media literacy. It’s a juicy topic I love, but I’m not quite sure the students feel the same way.
We started off by doing a little writer’s workshop. I wanted the students to share their learning from writing the essay and to identify elements of what makes a good [...]
MR came to visit and talked about her practice. I like having her come to class the day essays are due. The students are so stressed from the essay that having her here creates a nice low key atmosphere. My hope is that her talk about her practice will help make real all the things [...]
It was an odd night. We started out with the literacy orientation (gotta come up with a better name) in which we introduced the literacy faculty to all the 620 students and went over the expectations for the program and answered questions. We went much longer than we usually do, but I believe it’s time [...]
Last night we intentionally slowed down and dug in. It was great. I’m glad we did so.
We started out by wrapping up our overview of the history of literacy research by doing the museum walk. Everybody pretty much included the same thing on their posters. Next time I’ll have them hang them on different walls [...]
Before I begin, I need to note that I just read an article about teacher use of blogging in US News & World Report. This article points out the difficulties that are inherent in blogging about one’s job. The writer, the article suggests, always needs to be cognizant of where the line is and to [...]
First you’ll notice a new design to the blog. The other one didn’t work well on my office computer. The comments link is at the top of the post.
Anyway, last night’s class was a “Willie Wonka” moment. Those of you who might remember the version with Gene Wilder might remember what I’m talking about. He’s [...]
I had trouble sleeping last night. Class was so much fun and it got my brain spinning. I was excited by the level of discourse (little d) among the students. I had a bunch of guiding questions devised, but never had to pull them out because the students just took control of the readings and [...]
Last night was the first night of the Nature & Acquisition class. I love the class, but always seem to be behind schedule, and last night was no different. Introductions took longer than I planned, yet hearing each person’s story was really important. I didn’t want to rush it. It gave me a chance to [...]
The semester begins today, but the class I’m using this blog for won’t meet until Monday. But, I’m posting today on the off chance one of my new students checks out the blog once I open up access to Blackboard. I’ve posted the link to this blog on the Blackboard site.
The purpose of this blog [...]
