Rachel Brieger

[Rachel Brieger @bluehenraye]

@efolkresearch To prevent this, it is important to give some rules/guidelines beforehand for giving feedback - perhaps the teacher and class could work together to make those rules? #396FlynnS23

[Rachel Brieger @bluehenraye]

@eer396 I think that formative assignments should be given peer feedback so that it is less of a load on us teachers' shoulders (but we still intervene/keep an eye on student work, of course), while summatives should be graded by us. #396FlynnS23

[Rachel Brieger @bluehenraye]

How do we balance allowing profanity/offensive content in student work because that is how events they wrote about actually happened (as was the case with Marci in Kirby/Crovitz) versus gently asking them to censor it? #396FlynnS23

[Rachel Brieger @bluehenraye]

Teacher-as-editor is not the same as teacher-as-God, and just because a student doesn't listen to your advice on how to write their story, it isn't the end of the world. It is, after all, THEIR story. Trying to stifle their voice may even strain the relationship. #396FlynnS23

[Rachel Brieger @bluehenraye]

When writing prompts for students to use when giving peer feedback, we must not ask questions that can be answered with a simple "yes/no" - otherwise, it won't be very thought-provoking feedback. Dedicating time in class to providing feedback is also important. #396FlynnS23

[Rachel Brieger @bluehenraye]

An interesting perspective from this week's readings was about how we are trained how to be critics of student writing, but not RESPONDERS. It is essential for students to receive more human-like responses to their work for them to truly succeed. #396FlynnS23

[Rachel Brieger @bluehenraye]

@MeganK387 Hey Megan just reminding you to put the hashtag for our class in your tweet so Dr. Flynn can catch it lol

[Rachel Brieger @bluehenraye]

How we will as teachers learn to navigate admin, parents, or other teachers pushing back against our goal to make students more critical readers? (In reference to HRL’s definition of ‘critical readers’). #396FlynnS23

[Rachel Brieger @bluehenraye]

@RebeccaStept This is why it worries me to hear about students with below C grades still being allowed to go to the next year despite their lack of writing/reading skills. Yes, it sucks to be held back, but it hurts students in the long run to let it slide. #396FlynnS23

[Rachel Brieger @bluehenraye]

@lsmails25 This is why it’s so important to make sure our students have those lower-level foundations before assigning them more complex assignments. We can’t expect them to succeed if they don’t have the proper tools in their tool-kit. #396FlynnS23

[Rachel Brieger @bluehenraye]

HRL’s goal to make students not passive readers, but CRITICAL readers, is an essential skill that every student should learn. In order to challenge racism, misogyny, etc. in media, you must first learn to recognize it. #396FlynnS23

[Rachel Brieger @bluehenraye]

Another finding from WN I noted was that sentence combining acts as a better substitute to traditional grammar instruction. I found this to be helpful and will be using it in my future classroom. The sentences could even have to do with our reading for that day. #396FlynnS23

[Rachel Brieger @bluehenraye]

Additionally, there can be a racist undertone to much of grammar instruction; correcting students of color on how they speak and forcing them to write using Standardized English can cause them to think of their own language as “wrong”. #396FlynnS23

[Rachel Brieger @bluehenraye]

One of the most interesting findings from WN was the fact that grammar instruction can actually have a negative effect on student writing. This makes a lot of sense; it’s hard to improve the content of your writing if you’re too focused on technicalities. #396FlynnS23

[Rachel Brieger @bluehenraye]

@BPowell__ https://t.co/hyaXiWG3rl This TikTok for teachers, while not solely about tips/lesson plans, does sometimes share some strategies that worked in the classroom (such as this video). #teacheredumatters

[Rachel Brieger @bluehenraye]

Here is a picture I took while on a walk. It is a monarch butterfly, and a fun fact about them is that they can travel thousands of miles away; they migrate to Mexico in the fall to reproduce. They rely on what they ate as a caterpillar for the journey. #bugsnotdrugs

[Rachel Brieger @bluehenraye]

I took this photo when I went to a birthday party where an entomologist was hired to show off his variety of insects. These butterflies’ wings are not actually blue! Their diamond-shaped, colorless scales reflect light in a specific way, making them APPEAR blue. #bugsnotdrugs

[Rachel Brieger @bluehenraye]

@BenEverhart6 Hi Ben, thanks for being open about your initial thoughts. It takes time to unlearn unconscious bias, and the first step is to realize we have it and call it out. We can’t work on being better if we can’t admit the problem. #teacheredumatters

[Rachel Brieger @bluehenraye]

them to understand this menu. For us it was easily comprehensible, but it might be a little long and have too many steps for our future students. They could get overwhelmed.

[Rachel Brieger @bluehenraye]

#teacheredumatters
Grow: Loved the opportunity to finish assignments in class and talk one-on-one with you about our grade. Would use self-regulation with future students too because organization is key.
Glow: Extreme clarification would be needed with HS/MS students for