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This week, we'll do some diligent reading of Inside Out and Back Again. Our goal is to read all of part one - Ha's entire life in Vietnam. We'll also connect our own experiences with Ha's through an "identity box" protocol provided by Ms. Davis. We'll finish off the week with our first writing assignment - a formal, written version of the identity box students create on Thursday.
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Click the boots or the link above to view our unit page.
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I'd recommend continuing your journey with the links below:
Our Shared,
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Our Lessons
Curriculum is the bread and butter of any classroom. On my lessons page you'll find descriptions of our "big four" eighth-grade units. Click any of the units and you'll see the unit overview page describing what we study on a weekly basis, the unit goals, and a description of the final project towards which we strive. Click any given week of a unit, and you'll find narrative lesson plans in plain text to learn what learning activities students and I will engage in on a daily basis. Every word that can be linked to a page or material, is linked to the page or material to which it refers. Enjoy!
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Interdisciplinary Educator Blog
Coming Soon!
Years ago, I started writing a book about classroom management. It didn't work out well because every time I wrote a chapter, it was already outdated because I had learned something new through my extensive professional reading and reflective classroom practice. Documenting my learning in the field of education on paper is just too limiting. Soon, I'll document my learning in a blog.
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If you have any ideas about a feature you'd like to see on my website, or if you have a question about anything you read here, feel free to contact me via my contact page. The one thing that matters most to me as an educator is to cultivate reflective practices that allow me to be a more effective teacher next year than I could ever be this year.