Madison N Kurtz

English Education | TESOL Minor | English Language Teacher in Hamtramck, MI. What is literacy??

[Ms. Blay @amanda_blay]

I had my seniors do blackout poems with 1984. Here are some of their creations!

[Madison N Kurtz @kurtzmad]

@KRNbps @KRNbps Students have independent reading on Fridays. Most students are engaged; however, some are still resistant to any type of reading in class. What are some strategies you use to make reading a more positive experience for students who claim they "hate" reading?

[Madison N Kurtz @kurtzmad]

@kosuthmi Donuts and cider are essential for survival #selfcaresundays #table5

[Madison N Kurtz @kurtzmad]

@nandaraquelmelo @ajazeved0 You both can’t be so cute and so far away. It’s too hard for me. Beijos 😘

[Madison N Kurtz @kurtzmad]

@nandaraquelmelo Resistance can lead to growth as well. Come at it with a curious mind

[Madison N Kurtz @kurtzmad]

Radical tough on crime messages and authoritarian style not now, not ever. Someone who preaches hate and violence will have no power. #EleNao #EleNunca

[Jimmy Casas @casas_jimmy]

Thought for the day: What if we designed classrooms & schools in partnership w/students based on their needs, intentionally seeking their input on how they learn best? Student voice is a powerful thing...via #Culturize

[Go Green, Go Write @GOgreenGOwrite]

For those mentioning Dr. @aprilbakerbell's work in class today, she's putting on a workshop this month. Ask and ye shall receive. Pls RT.

[Rose Giffel @RGiffel]

Now that I get how to implement portfolios into classrooms, I'm wondering about ways to help students use them to speak about writing. #T4JJ #413sounds

[Rose Giffel @RGiffel]

I used to think that using models for students inhibited creativity, but now I think that the way models are used can combat this problem. The ideas students pull from pieces themselves can be even more impactful than a cookie cutter rubric. #T4JJ #413sounds

[Miss Hall @taylornhall]

I used to think that teaching Dominant American English was important, now I think it's important to discuss with students how we came about the ideas of "correctness" and how when even using DAE, it still isn't a gateway into acceptance #t4jj

[Go Green, Go Write @GOgreenGOwrite]

Now that I get the value of poetry, I'm wondering how to connect Ss with LIVING poets in their own communities #T4JJ

[Carolyn Brown @carolynbr95]

I used to think that marking up essays in red ink was valuable, now I think that correcting grammar and spelling "errors" can reinforce white supremacist notions of respectability. #T4JJ #413sounds

[Madison N Kurtz @kurtzmad]

I used to think correctness was highly valued, now I think this is perpetuating the power of the "standard" and informed modifying will lead to culturally sustaining pedagogy rather than correctness.
#T4JJ

[Madison N Kurtz @kurtzmad]

Now that I get rhetoric surrounding AAL and "standard" English, I'm wondering about how we begin to modify student's work knowing that some of student's pattern errors are rooted in another language while others routine errors are not?
#T4JJ

[Arthur Chiaravalli @iamchiaravalli]

Add it all up, and today’s public-school teachers are shouldering the burden of work that should be handled by more than 400,000 co-workers who just aren’t there. https://t.co/7CerXNkFFq

[Madison N Kurtz @kurtzmad]

“A language is a dialect with an army and a navy.”

It’s always about power.

#413sounds