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Rebecca Redlon

Lesson Plan | Writing Fiction Based on Real Science - NYTimes.com - 2 views

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    A great way to infuse science classes with literacy and writing
Alyssa Littlefield

The Writing Revolution - Peg Tyre - The Atlantic - 3 views

  • For the first time, elementary-­school students—­who today mostly learn writing by constructing personal narratives, memoirs, and small works of fiction—will be required to write informative and persuasive essays. By high school, students will be expected to produce mature and thoughtful essays, not just in English class but in history and science classes as well.
    • Elizabeth Tewksbury
       
      I love this, because usually when a student cannot write, everyone (including fellow teachers) simply point fingers at the English teachers and blame us.  
    • Alyssa Littlefield
       
      Where does the information for the Nation's Report Card come from? 
  • he new writing standards are meant to reverse a pedagogical pendulum that has swung too far, favoring self-­expression and emotion over lucid communication.
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  • Although New Dorp teachers had observed students failing for years, they never connected that failure to specific flaws in their own teaching.
  • “Most teachers,” said Nell Scharff, an instructional expert DeAngelis hired, “entered into the process with a strongly negative attitude.”
    • Elizabeth Tewksbury
       
      Big surprise.  I KNOW this would happen at my own school as well.  :-/
    • Alyssa Littlefield
       
      This seems like a pretty broad statement...
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    Interesting conversation starter.  
seth_mitchell

OMG! Survey, like, says digital-savvy students are good at writing! - latimes.com - 0 views

  • more than two-thirds of their students had fair or poor abilities to digest long and complicated texts and understand plagiarism issues
  • found such advantages as greater creativity, personal expression and increased collaboration
  • promoted a deeper interest in writing because students could see their works published in such online forums as http://www.figment.com
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  • Sometimes, good old-fashioned pen and paper are the best way
  • English teachers were far more positive toward digital tools for writing — nearly two-thirds said it made teaching easier — than colleagues teaching math, science and social studies.
  • technology is not the most important element in promoting good student writing
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