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Literate Voices Media Coverage

Book Launch in India Television Interview in the Bay Area Beyond the Fields Release- Sanger Left to right: Jyothi Bathina, Seth Gardner, Aaron Galbraith and Stacy Lazzari (Photo contributed) Published: Thursday, May 20, 2010 8:23 AM PDTSanger Herald A wonderful project is nearing completion at a local school in Sanger. The students at Fairmont SchoolContinue reading “Literate Voices Media Coverage”

Classroom Management 101: Respect

How is it that we expect to command respect from a group of strangers who have never met us, know nothing about us, and very often want nothing to do with us or our content? And yet, teachers everywhere walk into classrooms on that first day, read out a syllabus and a list of rules,Continue reading “Classroom Management 101: Respect”

Classroom Management 101: Being Human

Yesterday as I was wrapping up a class on content literacy writing strategies, one of my credential students raised his hand. I was in a great mood, having waxed eloquent on ways to build writing into the curriculum and had them all practice implementing the strategies in their content area groups. It had been aContinue reading “Classroom Management 101: Being Human”

The Secret Hook: Reeling Students In

Dwayne. He was my most memorable student in the South Bronx high school where I taught freshman and junior English nearly a decade ago. He was one of those kids that doesn’t fight you, doesn’t resist, doesn’t participate, just puts his head down on the desk and doesn’t lift it up again till the bellContinue reading “The Secret Hook: Reeling Students In”

Student Engagement: Why Are We Learning This?

I’ve had some questions both here on the blog and in my classroom about the challenge of getting and keeping students engaged. Rigid discipline and strong armed guidance have been mentioned as a possible necessity, given middle schoolers who may be behind in reading and writing skills. While this seems like an inevitability to manyContinue reading “Student Engagement: Why Are We Learning This?”