First Semester Insanity
Devin and I purchased our first home in Texas and moved in two days before I attended training in Fort Worth. Almost immediately after returning from the trip, I had…
Category: Education
Articles related to my studies in Education and developing my own Educational Theory.
Teaching from the Archives | Lesson Plan
This past week, I attended a fun, four-day workshop hosted by the Harry Ransom Center at UT Austin. This training was designed to aid teachers in creating lesson plans based…
Reflections from Teaching in Secondary
This Fall semester, my UTeach internship consisted of six hours of field work and observations from a 10th grade classroom, and a course in English teaching in High School. In…
VICTORY Tutorials: A Reflection
Introduction This semester, I volunteered for Victory Tutorials through AISD and the Austin Public Library system. I tutored two girls in second and third grade, and they each had different…
Shakespearean Character Study | Lesson Plan
Corresponds to I Don’t Believe in Shakespeare article. Lesson Description & Overview Grade: 12, English IV After becoming familiar with the Shakespeare plays, “Richard III,” “Midsummer Night’s Dream,” and “Romeo and…
Literacy in the Life of a Homeschooler
I met Karoline five years ago, on a Friday night. I was hired to provide childcare for the Willson family’s small group meeting at church, and middle-schooler Karoline Willson voluntarily…
Mrs. Reed’s Readers : Communication
Hello, students! I’m Mrs. Reed, and welcome to my English Language Arts class video blogs. I’ve created these videos to help you review some of the key ideas we discuss…
The Magic of a Workshop-Style Class
I love the workshop-style classroom. It brings me back to my Middle School experience– I had this amazing teacher, Mrs. Mela, who taught TV Production for 6th-8th grade. The class had…
How I Lost Reading
Chapter 3 of Randy Bomer’s Building Adolescent Literacy is about helping students develop habits for literate lives. This includes using students’ natural literacies outside of the classroom to our advantage, and encouraging them…
The Picture of Dorian Gray in the High School Canon
The high school English curriculum is coveted real estate among teachers, parents, school principals, and state legislators. Oscar Wilde is a giant literary figure, evident by the numerous biographies and…
I Don’t Believe in Shakespeare
I don’t believe in the prevailing prestige of Shakespeare. I don’t believe that art, literature, music, or poetry can be studied or mulled upon in an ivory tower, isolated from…
Back to Hieroglyphics? 💩😂✌️🍕
Technological upgrades and advancements are an integral part of the evolution of language. Over a century ago, common language behavioral norms changed to accommodate telephone conversations, replacing body language signals…