Protagonists: David McCullough
We spoke with David McCullough, founder of the American Exchange Project, about building connections across barriers.
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Protagonists: Rebecca Marcus
We spoke with Rebecca Marcus, English Teacher and Founder of Paper Paragon, whose “favorite moments aren’t even when someone says something really brilliant; it’s when you can look at a student or read their writing and see them finally making the connection, that first step that you’ve been working on for months.”
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The Case for Shifting Formality
Two recent articles push us to expand the formality of language and setting that counts as “engagement” in discussion-based courses.
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Protagonists: Abby Cacho
“…community matters. Teaching starts with our relationships to one another and trickles down to students.”
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Protagonists: Sunni Winkler
“…I want my students to know that I’m as much of a learner as they are. I want them to see me learning and engaging with content.”
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Discourse in our Time
This week’s Beyond the Syllabus brings together of-the-moment public debates, critical research, and retellings of history that cause us to renew our perspective on and passion for discourse in the classroom and beyond.
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Office Hours: Jamie Poskin
We spoke with TeachFX Founder Jamie Poskin to learn about his inspiration for and vision of technology’s role in improving class discussions.
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Politics, Economics, and the Lives of Teenagers
After a pandemic, and an election, what does work look like for teenagers, and how can educators and employers work together to (re)imagine the future of teen work?
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Office Hours with Jessica Yarbro
“If students are used to group discussions being just “talk,” it’s important to be up front about what, specifically, you’re doing. It’s formative.”
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Office Hours with Natalie Chapman
“Before, during, and after writing, there are opportunities to leverage classroom community, and I actually think that writing and discussion can both improve each other. We say that writing should happen every day and be a key element of the classroom, and I think discussion is the same way.”
