I’ve experimented with literature circles off and on over the past 6 years. Some years, I’ve loved it. Sometimes, it drives me bonkers (I sometimes struggle with giving up classroom control). Using Literature circles is a balance between keeping kids accountable during their reading and making sure you don’t commit Read more…
What can I say about WVELA ’19 that hasn’t already been said by so many? Jessica’s recap covered so much of a weekend that was transformative and inspiring, and I’ve never left a conference with my well (and my heart) so filled. At the final plenary session of the conference, Read more…
Reader’s Workshop: The Early Years I’ve been in love with reader’s workshop for a long time now. Like many relationships, in the beginning I romanticized aspects of it, and took other parts for granted. In the beginning, we shared airy spring days, fragrant with hope and pinky white bloom. Smatterings Read more…
Disrupting the Literary Canon: Culturally Responsive Pedagogy The Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy Billy Buddby Herman Melville Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky The Tragedy of Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne These titles could have been pulled from any high Read more…
By: Jessica Michael Bowman When I transitioned from my role as classroom teacher to that of literacy coach, I knew it would take some getting used to and I expected there would be growing pains. While the transition was still fresh, a colleague asked me what it was that I Read more…