Today’s writing inspiration comes from Susie Morice, writer and editor. She is a consultant with Santa Fe Center for Transformational School Leadership and the Institute for School Partnership at Washington University in St. Louis. Susie is also a Teacher-Consultant with The Gateway Writing Project, a …
Today’s writing inspiration comes from Susie Morice, writer and editor. She is a consultant with Santa Fe Center for Transformational School Leadership and the Institute for School Partnership at Washington University in St. Louis. Susie is also a Teacher-Consultant with The Gateway Writing Project, a …
Today’s writing inspiration comes from Susie Morice, writer and editor. She is a consultant with Santa Fe Center for Transformational School Leadership and the Institute for School Partnership at Washington University in St. Louis. Susie is also a Teacher-Consultant with The Gateway Writing Project, a …
Today’s writing inspiration comes from Susie Morice, writer and editor. She is a consultant with Santa Fe Center for Transformational School Leadership and the Institute for School Partnership at Washington University in St. Louis. Susie is also a Teacher-Consultant with The Gateway Writing Project, a …
I have had a great time this year reading the newest middle-grade releases. On occasion, I have even been able to preview books before their release and share these with students. Indeed, new books are exciting, but new books also have a long hold list …
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We developed such a wonderful community around poetry during April’s National Poetry Month celebration, that we have decided to keep the #verselove going. On the third Tuesday of every month, Ethical ELA will celebrate all that writing poems can do for our hearts and minds …
Today Ethical ELA welcomes guest blogger, David Schaafsma of the University of Illinois at Chicago. In the spirit of youth resistance, please consider supporting “Teens Teaching Teachers,” a student-led session at NCTE in Baltimore, by donating to their fund and sharing this link: https://www.gofundme.com/manage/ncte2019 Seeing …
Two students had just finished reciting “If” by Rudyard Kipling. They set a timer and asked their classmates to do some preliminary analysis on the poem by identifying the speaker, subject, tone, and such. 5 minutes. I stepped toward the classroom window and gazed at …
Seventh-grade students interviewed people who impact their lives beyond school and, with consent, posted the interviews on our class blog to share. They focused on what being 13 was like in different decades and different places in the world. Our stories span the globe. Everyone …