by transcendingpedagogy | Jan 25, 2022 | Teaching Ideas
Over the years I’ve made so many strides in my teaching work as result of one core belief in particular: students learn more when they’re doing the heavy lifting, and they rather enjoy it when they’re helping their peers in the process. I’ve...
by transcendingpedagogy | Jan 20, 2022 | Pedagogy that Works
My AP students are studying sonnets, and learning about how to read them to discover their riches. This is not to say one can’t simply read a sonnet, love it or hate it, and move on. This is to say there is an artistry to the form – an artistry to any form...
by transcendingpedagogy | Jan 18, 2022 | Leading for Literacy
Today I submitted a proposal for a convention workshop. The proposal is based on a paradigm of curiosity, play and practice, invention and experimentation, and I worked on it with two wonderful colleagues. It was itself an exercise in professional...
by transcendingpedagogy | Jan 14, 2022 | Life & Books
I do not know why some people behave the way they do. I’ve spent years listening to podcasts about behavior, reading books to better understand myself and others, and – hell – I’ve been a teacher of high school students for over 25 years now. I...
by transcendingpedagogy | Jan 13, 2022 | Life & Books
Today in my Exploring Teaching As A Profession semester class, my students and I looked a series of articles from the September 15, 2021 edition of Education Week magazine, as I had copied three articles for them to take a look at to decide which one(s) they wanted to...
