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Ecologists fret trophic cascades: a cougar, the chief carnivore , disappears from the top of the food chain, and its absence causes disarray below. The food chain crumples, and disruption reigns. Not good. The cougar and his ilk are called the keystone species. So, too, with just about any teaching and learning situation. We do not teach and learn wisely and well if certain sturdy stances aren’t in our repertoire. The whole Listening Conversing Questioning Routine is a keystone set in place for me by these small personal stories.
Mrs. M: You’re going to write about your grandmother’s kitchen table, Milo? Milo, his notebook closed, nods. What’s the memory attached to the table? (The 5th graders are writing stories connected to… more →
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Ecologists fret trophic cascades: a cougar, the chief carnivore , disappears from the top of the food chain, and its absence causes disarray below. The food chain crumples, and disruption reigns. Not good. The cougar and his ilk are called the keystone species. So, too, with just about any teaching and learning situation. We do not teach and learn wisely and well if certain sturdy stances aren’t in our repertoire. The whole Listening Conversing Questioning Routine is a keystone set in place for me by these small personal stories.
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wrote 7 months ago: Mrs. M: You’re going to write about your grandmother’s kitchen table, Milo? Milo, his notebook close … more →
Learning Starts from an Itch that Needs Scratching: The Big Deal About Questions OR More Stories from Those High-Achieving, High-Poverty Classrooms I'm Watching. (Way to Go, Vogel-Wetmore!)
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wrote 8 months ago: All learning begins with an itch that’s just has to be scratched, a curiosity that begs to be … more →
The only problem with the additional helping teachers found in a high-poverty school is the additional teachers. Here’s a story followed by a solution. (And, no, the solution isn’t to get rid of the funding and the extra teachers!)
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wrote 1 year ago: The only problem with the additional helping teachers found in a high-poverty s … more →
Academic Awards for Kindergarten and First Grade: Another Reason High-Poverty Classrooms Become High-Achieving Classrooms
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wrote 1 year ago: I visited La Fetra Elementary School in Glendora, California and was privileged to watch the awards … more →
Arne Duncan, I've Got Some Stories for You, Stories About a School That Works. You Need an Antidote for Atlanta.
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wrote 1 year ago: Today I raced from the garden to the house to get to the telephone, and SWOOP the throw rug we have … more →
What Can What I Know About Writing Help Close the State of CT's Achievement Gap?
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wrote 2 years ago: Every day my writing buddies and I get a tiny bit better at writing. Or, we catch a glimpse of an id … more →
