I believe in negotiating curriculum, instruction, and assessment with students. I believe in inquiry and erring on the side of students’ pursuits over that of the state. I believe in asking students what they want to do and asking myself how I can help them accomplish their goals. I don’t think we need – or [...]
So, the whole pitch idea and citizen-artist project a moving along okay. We’ve started with lots of interactive-notebook-like visualizations of concepts and terms related to citizenship and some initial analysis of Jacob Lawrence’s life and work. I think maybe this project will take longer than I thought and become more episodic. For example, every Friday [...]
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Posted 05 September 2010
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Also tagged: Authentic engagement, Citizen-artists, Education reform, Jacob Lawrence, Life is Beautiful, Monster, Nancy Farmer, School community, School culture, Self-directed learning, Suzanne Collins, Teaching reading, The House of the Scorpion, The Hunger Games, Unit planning, Walter Dean Myers, Young adult lit
