One of my favourite educational bloggers, George Couros, blogged today, “It is easy to say “go do this’, but much more powerful when we are able to say, ‘Let’s do this together.’” His post was about leadership (primarily in a school administrative sense), but the comment also expresses what I want with our Writing 12 … Continue reading Writing Community versus Writing Class
Month: March 2016
Blogging for seniors
Senior writing students, that is. You asked what the expectations for your blogs were: I expect them to be interesting. Maybe informative. Perhaps persuasive. Even contemplative. Above all, however, I expect good writing of any genre (as defined by the criteria we set out as a class), checked over, though not extensively revised and edited. … Continue reading Blogging for seniors
Calling all readers!
The BC Teachers’ Federation is compiling a list of the best books for BC students – with an elementary category and a secondary category. I know that a good book (whatever genre, fiction or nonfiction, graphic or print, poetry and picture) can make a bad day turn good … or at least take me away … Continue reading Calling all readers!