https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d For each of the presentations today please respond to any one of these two prompts: 1) comment on anything that surprised, disturbed, or intrigued you. 2) How might you use any of the information discussed today (be it an idea/practice/question) in your future classroom? en-us 2023-04-04 21:42:48 UTC 2023-04-05 02:22:53 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544202068 The idea of labeling pupils based on reading level is really uncomfortable, especially in a scenario in which it is ranked and not only does the student themselves know their rankings but others know their rankings as well. It creates a class system based on only a singular skill which has a lot of variability. ]]> 2023-04-04 22:16:49 UTC https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544202068 https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544202229 People in general enjoy learning, but when you strip away any of the personal aspects or 'theatrical aspects of teaching,' students will push back against the school system. Learning and growing is incredibly personal and the minute it is no longer made personal, you lose so much of what school should be.

]]> 2023-04-04 22:17:10 UTC https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544202229 https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544202668 I think that teachers in inner-city schools could be more compassionate and understanding of their students and treating them more like human beings and less like cadets or soldiers. ]]> 2023-04-04 22:18:09 UTC https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544202668 https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544202891 In this case, there didn't seem to be much the teachers could do regarding making their own rules for their classrooms. But in a less structured school, teachers could use group learning where the more proficient readers could work with those who had more difficulty. Having students teaching students can lead to more interaction and more cooperation. This could also have side-effects, like the lower level students resenting the higher level students or the higher level students acting as if they were "better" than those they are helping. ]]> 2023-04-04 22:18:44 UTC https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544202891 https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544203101 I think labeling someone on reading level is only helpful if the labeling will help them grow, or get the help that they need. School should help the students who are in need of help, not widen the gap and letting the students who are not doing so good flounder or stagnate.]]> 2023-04-04 22:19:11 UTC https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544203101 https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544204448 Maybe the teachers coming from Ivy League schools thought that teaching would be easy because they learned at these "prestigious" schools, and when they found out it was difficult they jumped ship. ]]> 2023-04-04 22:22:10 UTC https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544204448 https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544204761 Every school has a label system like this theoretically. Grades. Whoever got an A vs a D immediately puts a certain label on them. Excellent, Proficient, Assistance Needed, Failed. The only distinguishing feature this school has is that their labels are branded on them for all the public to see. While grades can be kept a bit more private. But regardless, the student gives themselves the label you give them, and they know you know.]]> 2023-04-04 22:22:52 UTC https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544204761 https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544206919 This system seemed almost dystopian in the public grading and leveling system. But the crazy thing is that it's not dystopian- it's real. And these students are labeled with a certain level based on their academic success- how do they move onto levels? Are they grouped there forever? What supports is each level given to make it to the next one? -ER]]> 2023-04-04 22:27:09 UTC https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544206919 https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544208067 I was really disturbed by the whole system that was described in the article. The strange rigid signals, enforcement of rankings, and leveling students by ability all felt very dystopian and it blew my mind that this was real.]]> 2023-04-04 22:29:33 UTC https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544208067 https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544208318 One thing that really disturbed me in Kozol's article, that Tony echoed, was the way that students were labeled by their reading level. Like, it was made to be their main identifier! Also our conversation really highlighted the way that enforcing militant, socially-stratified teaching just pushes teachers who care about students (and will actually help them) out of these segregated inner-city schools. It only attracts people willing to be militant, who won't actually help the kids to learn and grow. Sometimes, perks are given to teachers who play into teaching practices that shut kids down... (or at least they don't get fired).]]> 2023-04-04 22:30:03 UTC https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544208318 https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544208353 -interesting the teachers are being treated like drill sergeants
-i feel like the levels are not being catered to the students' needs. we are supposed to hold students accountable and to the same standards. in this case, i feel like they are not holding them to the same standards, which is causing the students to feel lesser than others or better than others. the hierarchy system is failing their students' and they deserve better]]> 2023-04-04 22:30:08 UTC https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544208353 https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544208697 I really like the questions Tony raised in his One Pager. By putting students in seperate groups based off of academic success, we are segregating students in a way that is public, demeaning, and dehumanizing. Adolescence is already a hard time for a majority of students, and having each student be publicly labeled as an L1 or L4 learners further creates a divide bewteen struggling students and high-achieving students. By only recognizing high achieving students we are disregarding the other students and the hardwork they have put in during the school year. ]]> 2023-04-04 22:30:56 UTC https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544208697 https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544209099 I do not like the use of "levels" in the classroom, especially in a public setting where students' success is then put on a pedestal or judged by other students. This is not only harmful to students that are considered level 1 or 2, but it also can create a fixed mindset and take away student motivation.
In regards to the second question, I don't think that solely inserting methods of teaching used in majority white schools would work effectively, but rather changing the way we approach students and acknowledging that they are kids first. This approach can be shown differently by many teachers, but the main intention should be a positive experience for students to learn and grow while they are in school.]]> 2023-04-04 22:31:49 UTC https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544209099 https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544209278 Besides the leveling system, I was also shocked and disturbed by the classroom environment that was enforced in the school. The students weren't allowed to express themselves at all or just act like children. I imagine they must have all been very unhappy, which is damaging to their learning if they don't want to be there. That, combined with the leveling system and constantly being compared to each other, must have made it very difficult to make friends as well since they were severely limited in how much they could talk to each other.]]> 2023-04-04 22:32:10 UTC https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544209278 https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544209365 Its interesting to think about the inception of grading, and how it was originally intended for the purpose of ranking, not marking academic achievement. https://asaobinoue.blogspot.com/2021/05/where-does-grading-come-from.html

]]> 2023-04-04 22:32:23 UTC https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544209365 https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544209420 While my experience was not as intense and uncomfortable as the labeling of reading levels of students in this reading, this made me think of how in my elementary school, students were essentially labeled as being quick math learners or not because of something that our school called the "math license." Students earned this by being able to solve a certain number of addition/subtraction problems in a short period of time and if they were able to complete that, they would be awarded their math license and get to walk around to every other 2nd grade classroom to show that they got it. I was not terrible at addition/subtraction, but I struggled completing the problems in the given amount of time and never got my math license, so I felt like being labeled as someone who didn't have the math license was similar humiliation to the lower level reading students.]]> 2023-04-04 22:32:29 UTC https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544209420 https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544212339 Even though the article is from 2005, something I connected to today's teachers is the fact that so many are leaving the schools they are at because of how administration (and outside sources) are forcing a certain atmosphere in the classroom that teachers, and their experiences as an educator, do not agree with. It is worrying that we are almost a decade later and teachers are still needing to advocate for healthy classroom environments. ]]> 2023-04-04 22:38:27 UTC https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544212339 https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544217514 I HATE AP EXAMS! Anyways, I had an AP Lit teacher who started off the school year by telling all of us to avoid the AP exam if possible. The class the year before us she encouraged everyone to take the test and each and every single one of them failed. The students came to her and asked what they did wrong and she looked them over, all of them should've passed. So she marched over to college board and slammed them on their desk and she demanded they look them over. Each and every student was switched to passing. Just because pressure was applied. I ended up being the sole person to take the test because I expected to go out of state and paid for it, and of course I failed. Definitely rigged]]> 2023-04-04 22:49:21 UTC https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544217514 https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544217537 memorization & regurgitation often led to feeling disinclined to fully process and understand the material and make relevant (for me) connections between different parts of my learning, whereas when I didn't have to remember information for a test but just for my own random bank of 'fun facts' I tend to draw connections that help me not only understand new material better but recontextualize information that I already had
I also remember information better when it interests me so I often relate, sometimes abstractly, information that I really want to remember to media/characters/etc. I'm interested in and already enjoy.]]> 2023-04-04 22:49:24 UTC https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544217537 https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544219119 AP classes are so extremely problematic, for me specifically it was the AP Lang test. All I feel like I learned in that class was to crank out an essay in forty minutes after speed-reading a piece. I know this doesn't fully connect to the memorization aspect, but I still think it's prevalent in regard to the emphasis on product over process. In terms of memorization, I can't see a time when I would assign anything that would need them to memorize things. Maybe in a presentation, but I would feel kind of evil if I didn't let them use a notecard of some sorts...]]> 2023-04-04 22:52:28 UTC https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544219119 https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544220862 I have learned so many things that I have forgotten so quickly. Sure, some I've forgotten because I wasn't interested in the subject, but memorizing historical dates and not connecting the dots between them has been an example of instruction that caused me to immediately forget those dates. Memorization does have its place, but recognizing the purpose of memorization and ways to apply this memorization to make it stick is really important. -ER

]]> 2023-04-04 22:55:33 UTC https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544220862 https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544221311 -I do believe that memorization is important, but to an extent. My students will have to know what a verb is, a simile, etc. in order to be able to be a successful writer. It is important that they have the basic sentence structure down in order to be a successful writer. Memorization is important in an essence in order to be a successful writer. It is important to know how to write, and you must know the steps in order to do so. ]]> 2023-04-04 22:56:20 UTC https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544221311 https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544221385 Rote memorization is useful, but only in the context that the information you learned is applicable to the real world, or your specific career field. Otherwise, rote memorization can be redunant to learning because you are just learning something to pass the test, and then immediatly forget what you learned after taking the exam. ]]> 2023-04-04 22:56:25 UTC https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544221385 https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544221488 Connection to future teaching:
I feel like learning vocab (including memorization) is important for reading comprehension. However, I plan to structure assessments over this material by having students put the words in context (creating a visual representation, using in writing, etc.). I also want to have them find and define their own words while reading. This puts agency in their hands to decide what they feel is relevant, helpful, and important.]]> 2023-04-04 22:56:39 UTC https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544221488 https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544222032 I never took an AP class in my life, but I feel like I probably dodged a bullet, but regarding memorization, I was in drama and theatre and that called for a lot of memorization. Obviously, rehearsal and constant practice regarding the lines that I had memorized helped me and not many students have that support behind them. Sometimes, life and jobs require one to know certain things that can usually be learned by rote memorization. Its not the most fun or most dramatic way to learn something, but sometimes life and education isn't about what's fun/dramatic. ]]> 2023-04-04 22:57:42 UTC https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544222032 https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544222323 I feel unsure about what I think about memorization. Sometimes it might be learning and sometimes it might not be, which isn't a definitive answer - I never seem to have definitive answers. I remember my Latin classes in high school and I think memorization was a large part of learning the language, but I don't think it's been actually helpful in many other contexts. But learning a language is certainly learning and a hugely important thing to learn at that!
I also feel a little silly because I don't remember ever cheating on anything... I probably have and just can't remember tbh 😂]]> 2023-04-04 22:58:20 UTC https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544222323 https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544222481 I think the craziest thing about memorization is that if you're cram-studying to get that good grade you're going to forget everything after the exam and be done with it. But the things we really understand tend to stick with us even when we aren't trying to memorize it. So it blows my mind that the emphasis is on memorizing and getting good grades rather than understanding when understanding is and should always be the main goal.]]> 2023-04-04 22:58:42 UTC https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544222481 https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544222547 In high school, we had a wide variety of AP classes that often got cancelled due to lack of students who did not want to enroll in them. When there was an AP class that took off, the class was usually just a few upperclassmen who were really deep into the books or looking for a challenge. However, when it came to the AP exams, I never took them and neither did a majority of the class. This was in part due to the fact many of us took the class for the challenge rather than the credit aside from a couple of us. This was due to the criteria for graduation being very sub-standard in the district and the classes all throughout high school were rather easy to pass for those more fortunate to have been fully invested in school. Due to the large amount of dropouts and failing students in the district the bar was set very low and even honors classes got much too easy for others including me.]]> 2023-04-04 22:58:53 UTC https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544222547 https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544223618 I would love to focus and assess my students ability to critically apply concepts & deeper level thinking rather than rote memorization. However, I do think that memorization is necessary for a lot of learning processes in some form. ]]> 2023-04-04 23:01:09 UTC https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544223618 https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544223647 It's 2023, you will probably never be without some type of resource, AP classes are a waste of money and stress, and memorization is just a step to learning information. In a society that is so dependent on tests and memorizing information, it makes me wonder what is being expected to learn and retain. If we are supposed to depend on and answer these tests that have right and wrong answers, how are we supposed to help our students become independent thinkers when we haven't become them ourselves through years of just memorizing information and not comprehending it.]]> 2023-04-04 23:01:12 UTC https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544223647 https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544224795 Just because a class is easy does not mean that it isn't beneficial, and just because a class is challenging does not mean that it is. Here at U of Iowa, I have taken some very easy classes (with regards to grading) where I learned a great deal. I have also taken some difficult classes that challenged me and caused me to learn a great deal.]]> 2023-04-04 23:03:35 UTC https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544224795 https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544230392 I've never really thought about the way I change the narrative voice of my writing depends not only on what purpose it's fulfilling, academic or creative but also based on the content itself & how interested I am in the content. Looking back on it I can definitely tell a difference, I was switching my narrative voice without realizing it. Knowing that this is something done both consciously and unconsciously by writers is something I need to take into account when structuring assignments and the expectations I'm giving to students]]> 2023-04-04 23:14:57 UTC https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544230392 https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544234048 Allowing students to use their own voice is ultimately what is going to make them the best writers that they can be. So many of the ways in which we communicate are somewhat conversational and professional language is associated with doing whatever we can to get an 'A' and move on. We need to allow students to have opportunities to express themselves conversationally as was said in the book.]]> 2023-04-04 23:21:22 UTC https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544234048 https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544234945 Not underestimating students writing ability is really important, based off of what Professor Lindo said with the writing example. Giving students the opportunity to fulfill a good challenge (in a good place, not too easy, not too hard) and allowing them to use their own voice is key in encouraging writing. -ER

]]> 2023-04-04 23:23:02 UTC https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544234945 https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544236477 Creating a formula for academic language truly robs students of their voices and ultimately their creativity. Academic papers suddenly lose any and all flair, and creative writing is wounded as people don't know how to use their own voice anymore without feeling like they are betraying themselves.]]> 2023-04-04 23:24:53 UTC https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544236477 https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544236658 I think that I still get so caught up on sounding "academic" and "professional," more than sounding like myself. I want to work on this so I can authentically model the writing process for students, using my voice. I want to show them to use their voices, and not that we all have to subscribe to some "academic voice." I think it will also be important to explicitly discuss this personal voice and how it can impact writing. I think it can impact meaning, and convey and affirm identity. All too often I think super rigid expectations of "academic language" shut kids down.

Also--- high expectations are so important. If you don't think your students can, they won't.]]> 2023-04-04 23:25:13 UTC https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544236658 https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544236710 I think that it is important to let students use their voice in writing. I used to like writing conversationally when I was just starting out with serious writing in middle school, but I was discouraged by my teachers because this was considered too "informal." I was very passionate about my writing, but the tone was considered too "informal" and my passion dwindled. I wish that I would have been allowed to continue writing the way I did in middle school.]]> 2023-04-04 23:25:18 UTC https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544236710 https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544237053 I wish my teachers had modeled using your own voice in writing more often. Not only would it have taught us how to just do that, but I think it also would have encouraged us to think outside the box/be more creative/have fun with the writing. It would have made the experience of writing much more rewarding in general.]]> 2023-04-04 23:25:56 UTC https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544237053 https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544237407 I think the idea of giving students the freedom to write as they please is a really cool idea. It feels like this kind of approach could really bolster motivation and engagement and that would help students improve their abilities. I think emphasis of natural writing is great too because it simplifies things. How are we supposed to teach students how to write essays AND write in "informal manners" at the same time? Natural writing would both help students understand their own writing and feel pride in what they write :) 

]]> 2023-04-04 23:26:33 UTC https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544237407 https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544237588 Scott's book review was very interesting. It reminded me of multilingual learners and how students are forced to assimilate to Standard American English in order to be "succesful" in the classroom. Teachers should be focusing more on student voice than correct grammar and pronunciation. Constantly nagging students about redundant grammar and inhibit their creative writing style. ]]> 2023-04-04 23:26:48 UTC https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544237588 https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544238252 Teaching writing is always tricky and difficult. As Truman Capote said, "I don't think you can teach creative writing," but we can teach confidence and courage in sharing their writing with the world. ]]> 2023-04-04 23:27:45 UTC https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544238252 https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544238741 I am a student that benefits from structure and examples, and with this, I think that I will be a better teacher by working alongside students while they complete assignments. I think this is also beneficial to myself because I want to make sure I can teach the material in a way that makes sense for most students and the ones that need additional help can use resources that I can provide.]]> 2023-04-04 23:28:08 UTC https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544238741 https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544245185 One of my favorite parts was embracing your 🤬first draft second because I feel like we have a tendency to just forget so much about how much work goes into it. Positive teacher feedback following drafts without grades/judgment would be good to boost this in the classroom.]]> 2023-04-04 23:38:13 UTC https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544245185 https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544245420 I like the idea of starting small, and focusing on just one aspect to start off. With worldbuilding in particular, if you try to make the entire world a story is set in, that can become very daunting and intimidating. But if you focus on one small aspect, like one town, what is in the town, why is that there, what caused that? And it helps build outwards as you see fit. ]]> 2023-04-04 23:38:32 UTC https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544245420 https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544245438 I really enjoy the idea of using random experts, everyone has their own set of random 'fun facts', various things that interest them and that they enjoy and learning about these different things from different people helps broaden horizons and diversifies your writing and can result in new ideas and interpretations.]]> 2023-04-04 23:38:34 UTC https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544245438 https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544245458 The 🤬first draft is difficult for me, because in my head everything sounds so perfect, but I can't make my words fit my feelings. I think if I were able to put my most basic ideas and simple points on the page, it might help me figure out what I'm trying to say in the big picture. ]]> 2023-04-04 23:38:36 UTC https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544245458 https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544245579 I love the idea of teaching students to write a 🤬first draft (idk what I'd call it yet) and have them go through the process of picking out piecing they want to use and build on. Also promoting peer dialogue during the writing process instead of shutting it down. It helps me a lot to talk things out, and I didn't get much of that in high school! Not really til college (and even then, only in a few classes). ]]> 2023-04-04 23:38:47 UTC https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544245579 https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544245829 I read this essay in higshchool and it has stuck with me ever since. I think it's really important to always have your shitty first draft, and to constantly refer back to it during your writing process. This is a process for everybody, and is beneficial in breaking down parts of writing and critically analyzing it. ]]> 2023-04-04 23:39:11 UTC https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544245829 https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544246313 I liked the ideas of multiple drafts, as well as completing bigger writing tasks by taking it and breaking it into smaller chunks.]]> 2023-04-04 23:39:56 UTC https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544246313 https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544246589 Bird by bird is such a good piece of advice. Assignments can be so overwhelming- so taking it bird by bird or bit by bit is a really useful tool rather than doing it all at once or doing nothing at all. Middle/high school students can also be reassured from this advice because breaking a task into smaller parts can help students understand different tools and purposes that go into writing. -ER]]> 2023-04-04 23:40:11 UTC https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544246589 https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544246717 I really like the idea of the 🤬rough draft! I think that the biggest part of this idea is *letting students create a draft* before submitting a writing assignment. I wish that all classes allowed for 🤬rough drafts that were ungraded but could get feedback on. I think that this would facilitate the writing process really well and make students less anxious about big writing assignments.]]> 2023-04-04 23:40:23 UTC https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544246717 https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544247351 I like this approach to writing, I think students would be very receptive to it too. It makes writing seem a lot less scary and less of a "big deal." It makes me think of breaking writing down into smaller parts, just taking things as they come in your writing, and celebrating all the parts of writing that you do. There's a lot of pressure to ALWAYS be perfect, but that's completely unrealistic and perfect is all subjective anyway.]]> 2023-04-04 23:41:20 UTC https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544247351 https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544248543 I struggle a lot with starting writing assignments, and at some point in my education, my thought process changed from first draft to first and final. I will definitely be reading this book, because I am always having to remind myself that the first draft is going to be 🤬and that is why it is a first draft. Allowing time in class for students to make drafts and work with others to revise not only helps students view their work from a different perspective, but also allow them to be more confident in their writing.]]> 2023-04-04 23:43:05 UTC https://padlet.com/tashalindo/a3ksmk6zyrgwas9d/wish/2544248543