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Schools, Camps, Communities

This past week I rediscovered the UVA Young Writers Workshop. I’ve been looking around for out-of-school learning opportunities that could replace parts of the traditional school day to bring more authentic work into schools without diluting the power or appeal of the programs. Too Quixotic?
Margo Figgins, an associate professor with the university’s Curry School [...]

Posted 17 April 2010 † Chad § Blog post ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , ,

Grading Is Easy; Teaching Is Hard

Students engaged in creating media that they value mostly do so either outside of school or underground at school. Many teams of teachers and students create work together that both value, but too often the “fun stuff” is either cut out of the school day or limited to what @budtheteacher calls “semi-school environments” in [...]

Posted 19 November 2009 † Chad § Blog post ‡ Comments (2) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , ,