“Gamification in Learning: Harnessing Digital Culture for Engagement and Motivation”What aspects of our digital world have seeped into your teaching? And how can they help or hinder learning?2d ago2d ago
Published inThe Reciprocal TeacherA Call to Action: Don’t Teach “English” — Teach Critical Literacy & CommunityI am in a high school English class in a high socio-economic catchment. Students have just finished reading for 10 minutes from…6d ago16d ago1
Published inThe Reciprocal TeacherMore than he knowsI’m lying beside my ten year old son at bedtime. He has his hand on my arm; he is gliding his hand across wrist.Feb 272Feb 272
Published inThe Reciprocal TeacherFrom Kabobs to Classrooms: The Transformative Power of AlignmentIn design, alignment is defined as “the strategic arrangement of elements relative to one another or a common baseline, creating order…Dec 16, 20241Dec 16, 20241
Published inThe Reciprocal TeacherPlace-based Literacy: Grounding Reading in PlaceIt was my last year of high school and the final assignment for my history course was to write and present a research paper on a conflict…Jul 21, 2023Jul 21, 2023
Reflections on my first year as a literacy coach #OntEdIt’s the first week of July, and it’s hard to believe the school year is over. Time, like sand, has slipped through my fingers. I’m…Jul 10, 20231Jul 10, 20231
Published inThe Reciprocal TeacherVoice, Choice & Explicit Literacy Instruction in the Secondary English ClassroomChart paper is tacked onto the walls with words dissected into parts; books are everywhere: in shelves (some labelled by category — books…Mar 20, 2023Mar 20, 2023
Published inThe Reciprocal TeacherChat GPT — Planning for the Right TargetA Battle for Process Over Product in the Age of ChatbotsJan 26, 2023Jan 26, 2023
Published inThe Reciprocal TeacherWhen you give a kid a sentence, they might just change the world.The Power of Natalie Wexler’s “because-but-so”Dec 10, 2022Dec 10, 2022
