One of the most disheartening moments in teaching is asking a question, seeing a hand go up, and hearing, “Can I go to the bathroom?” We’ve all experienced discussions that fall flat, questions met with silence or, just as often, the same few students carrying the conversation while everyone else listens. Even when those students…
One of the best things that my undergraduate professors did for me was to emphasize the importance of joining professional organizations and going to professional conferences. I haven’t always been supported in going to the annual NCTE Convention””my previous school often gave me little to no money and required that I use personal days. My…
It has been a little while since I posted about professional reading here. I picked up Make Just One Change: Teach Students to Ask Their Own Questions by Dan Rothstein and Luz Santana at the suggestion of colleagues at my school. This is one of those books, sort of like Understanding by Design, that makes such a clear,…
