Monthly Archives: February 2016

To borrow from Smagorinsky, getting down and dirty with lesson planning (p.184). See my 6 week research unit, day-by-day by clicking the link below. English 12 Research Unit Daily Lesson Plans Smagorinsky, P. (2008). Teaching english by design: how to … Continue reading →

As I continue to plan my conceptual unit for an English 12 class, I have worked to develop various assignments and rubrics to help my students achieve the unit goals. The link below includes the following 4 assignments with accompanying descriptions … Continue reading →

Over the past few weeks I have been reflecting on co-teaching strategies; specifically how to most effectively co-teach no matter what the strategy or who the co-teaching team is made up of. Through my research, I have found that there … Continue reading →

An important part of planning a unit is explaining the goals, aligning the goals with in-process and culminating student texts, and ensuring that students have the tools necessary to be successful as they work toward mastery of the prescribed goals. The … Continue reading →

Planning conceptual units has been the focus in EDU 6361. The first part of this planning process is producing a unit rationale. My conceptual unit focuses on the development of a specific strategy; teaching how to locate viable research to support … Continue reading →