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A man holds a microphone and smiles while pointing upward on stage at a high school music festival. Another person with a guitar stands behind him. The background features graffiti art and musical equipment.
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How We Put On A High School Music Festival

We came up with the idea of planning and putting on a music festival. We looked at each other, paused, then simultaneously said, “Naaahhh.”
How We Put On A High School Music Festival
A faint pencil sketch shows a writer wearing a beret, sitting and holding a sheet of paper with visible lines on it—suggesting the act of writing. The drawing occupies the lower left corner, with most of the space left blank.
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Writing or Writer?

Am I teaching them to write, or am I inspiring writers?
Writing or Writer?
A person wearing glasses and a mask reads a book while standing by a paint-splattered table with mugs, papers, and art supplies on it. The background is a textured, brown wall, suggesting the thoughtful environment of an English Language Learner Coordinator at work.
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What an English Language Learner Coordinator Does

Schools are full of adults who aren’t classroom teachers, but a classroom teacher can go through their entire career without really...
What an English Language Learner Coordinator Does
A woman in a sleeveless dress and black mask sits on a stool outdoors, holding papers—perhaps materials for English education. Other people, likely serving teachers or English Language Learners, are seated nearby on the green grass, with trees and buildings in the background.
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Serving English Language Learners Starts by Serving Teachers

I stood in front of the classroom, testing guidelines in hand, as 17 sixth-grade studen...
Serving English Language Learners Starts by Serving Teachers
A lined notebook page with handwritten notes in black ink, organized in dated journal entries featuring quick jots about student reading. The page is tilted on an orange background. The handwriting is neat but not fully legible in the image.
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Quick Jots to Support Student Reading

Independent reading is the reading students do that has potential ...
Quick Jots to Support Student Reading
A large sheet of paper displays colorful sticky notes organized on a chart with handwritten headings and notes, detailing student engagement, support, and online learning challenges from a teacher’s perspective. The background is a peach color, reflecting ongoing efforts toward continuous improvement in the classroom.
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Continuous Improvement in the Classroom: A Teacher’s Perspective

Our topic was “close reading,” and when we were sharing strategies ...
Continuous Improvement in the Classroom: A Teacher’s Perspective
A woman and a young boy sit on a green rug, reading a book together. The boy listens attentively while the woman reads, gently exhibiting a love for Student Writing. Red beanbags and blue bins are in the background.
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Exhibiting Student Writing.

Exhibitions of student learning, with their many projects, activities, and associated...
Exhibiting Student Writing.
Stylized illustration of three people with exaggerated facial features, pale skin, black hair or blonde hair, and red lips, against a gray background. Their expressions appear neutral or somber, inviting viewers to project yourself into their reflections—an artistic nod to the writer’s craft of conveying emotion through subtlety and nuance.
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Doing the Project Yourself: Reflections on the Writer’s Craft.

In the world of project-based learning, prototypes are necessary for success...
Doing the Project Yourself: Reflections on the Writer’s Craft.
A stylized red flower with a green stem, surrounded by dark and blue shapes. Silhouetted people and words are cut out inside the shapes, creating an abstract, artistic effect that evokes themes of feedback and performance improvement.
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Making Critique Work.

I introduced critique to my class after reading Ron Berger’s manifesto, An Ethic of...
Making Critique Work.
Wooden sculptures resembling staircases are on display downtown in front of large reflective windows. The abstract design, much like a students voice, features various angles and steps with a complex background of overlapping lines and shapes visible through the glass.
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Writing “Downtown”: Student Voice in Teaching Writing

Like my students must do in their writing, I must attend to my audience. Using what I...
Writing “Downtown”: Student Voice in Teaching Writing
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