by Amanda | Sep 27, 2022 | Assessment, Equity, Podcast, Reading, Secondary Teachers, Support for Struggling Readers
Share Tweet Pin It I wrote this six part equity series to better understand the inequities surrounding the ways in which we teach and assess reading and writing skills in the United States. I wanted to know more. Not only that, I wanted to find...
by Amanda | Sep 8, 2022 | Assessment, Equity, Podcast, Social Justice
Share Tweet Pin It In this six-part series, I outline exactly how I’m rethinking my workshop classroom with an equity lens. You can find the other parts of this series here: Part 1: Rethinking Writing Workshop with Equity in Mind Part 2: Rethinking...
by Amanda | Aug 23, 2022 | Assessment, Equity, Podcast, Reading Units, Social Justice, Unit Planning, Writing Units
Share Tweet Pin It In this six-part series, I outline exactly how I’m rethinking my workshop classroom with an equity lens. You can find the other parts of this series here: Part 1: Rethinking Writing Workshop with Equity in Mind Part 2: Rethinking...
by Amanda | Aug 12, 2022 | Conferencing, Equity, Podcast, Social Justice
In this six part series I will outline exactly how I’m rethinking conferencing with an equity lens. Check out part 1 about rethinking writing workshop here. Check out part 2 about rethinking reading workshop here. Before getting started, we need to define workshop,...
by Amanda | Apr 9, 2022 | Equity, Podcast, Reading, Social Justice
Share Tweet Pin It Part 1: Rethinking Writing Workshop with Equity in Mind Part 2: Rethinking Reading Workshop with Equity in Mind Part 3: Rethinking Conferencing with Equity in Mind Part 4: Rethinking Unit Design with Equity in Mind Part 5: Rethinking...
by Amanda | Feb 20, 2022 | Equity, Podcast, Social Justice
Share Tweet Pin It Amanda Write Now · 56. Rethinking Writing Workshop With Equity In Mind Part 1: Rethinking Writing Workshop with Equity in Mind Part 2: Rethinking Reading Workshop with Equity in Mind Part 3: Rethinking Conferencing with Equity in Mind...
by Amanda | Jan 8, 2022 | Podcast, Secondary Teachers, Social Justice, Support for Struggling Writers
I’ve learned and changed tremendously since the events of 2020-2021, you might even call what’s happened an identity crisis…I want to share this story here to make sense of everything for myself but also because I know there are many teachers out there...
by Amanda | Jul 31, 2021 | Secondary Teachers, Support for Struggling Writers
751SharesShare Tweet Pin It Writing is such a critical subject to master. Students who have confidence and skills as writers have the potential to go far in education and life. But, writing is one of the toughest subjects to teach and one of the...
by Amanda | May 23, 2021 | Podcast, Professional Development Books
What are your plans this summer? Hopefully, you plan to do a whole lot of relaxing and enjoy every minute of your time off!But, I know after a few weeks of soaking in all the free time, teachers start looking for opportunities to improve their teaching craft. If this...
by Amanda | Apr 4, 2021 | Book Review, Podcast, Professional Development Books
Before we get to this overview and review of 7 Myths About Education, I have a question for you… How big is the stack of books you want to read this summer? If you are like most English teachers, the stack is sky high. This is exactly why I’m hosting The English...
by Amanda | Mar 6, 2021 | Differentiation, Podcast, Reading, Research, Secondary Teachers
What are best teaching practices? Have you ever questioned your beliefs? When you begin questioning your beliefs, it is referred to as a paradigm shift.Stephen Covey, the author of 7 Habits of Highly Effective People describes in detail what a paradigm shift is. In...
by Amanda | Feb 20, 2021 | Mindfulness, Podcast
Do you often feel overwhelmed with all you have to do? Maybe you feel scattered and aren’t sure what to focus your energy on. Mindfulness in your personal and professional life can most definitely help alleviate these anxieties. In this blog post I’ll share ten ways...
by Amanda | Feb 3, 2021 | Mini Lessons, Podcast
Have you ever felt you weren’t supporting a group of students with writing? Maybe these students had IEPs, maybe they didn’t, maybe they were the students who turned in writing that was all over the place, spelling mistakes, run-on sentences, no paragraphs…you...
by Amanda | Jan 24, 2021 | Book Clubs, Discussion, Distance Learning, Podcast, Reading
113SHAREShare Tweet Pin It Amanda Write Now · 48. 15 Ways To Engage Students In Meaningful Discussions In Person Or Online There are so many discussion tech tools available to teachers these days! Parlay, Jamboard, Back Channel, Voxer and even Google...
by Amanda | Jan 15, 2021 | Podcast, Routines
I’m a goal setting master. However, like many other humans out there (maybe you?), I lose motivation quickly and eventually my goals disappear into the ether only to be heard of again when it’s time to make a change and set a new goal…and the cycle continues. A...