Looking to get your PhD in literacy education? Want to start your career in academia with at least 6 publications under your belt? Come research at Auburn!
Teacher educators: please share this survey with your undergraduates. In seeing preservice teachers’ experiences with talk, we can learn what it really means to have purposeful discussions in classrooms.
Researchers at MIT have questioned whether SMART goals (specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, time-bound) actually work. They suggest we might get better outcomes if we make our goals FAST (frequently discussed, ambitious, specific and transparent) not SMART.
#Literacy does not only belong in the classroom.
Everyday spaces can be great places for literacy; if you give communities the opportunity to have ownership & create what they need and want, they will grab it.
Stay tuned for more from me and @NYCSchools
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What practices might get eliminated as as belonging to ‘balanced #literacy’?
Reading for gaining knowledge. While decodable readers help children practice decoding skills, they need lots of opportunities for content-rich knowledge-building experiences
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Brand new paper on coaching history teachers with @ReismanAbby.
We know student-centered discussions are critically important for students, but so challenging for teachers.
So how do you help teachers learn to lead discussions?
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Defense scheduled ✔️
Applying for graduation ✔️
Job secured as the newest Assistant Professor of Reading Education at @AuburnU ✔️ 🦅🐾
Baby four-month sleep regression plus dissertation writing...we'll figure it out.
My mantra for the next month as I plan courses for next semester: I will not redesign the classes from scratch. I will not redesign the classes from scratch. I will not redesign the classes from scratch. I will not redesign the classes from scratch. I will not redesign the class