Chloë Winegar-GarrettLiteracy in a media worldI’m sure you’ve seen the image of a bunch of teenagers staring at their phones while sitting in front of a Rembrandt piece. It is the…Jun 28, 20173Jun 28, 20173
Chloë Winegar-Garrett“Whitewashing” literacy: what can we as teachers do to repair social injustices?In Teaching for Joy and Justice, one of the heavier sections of Christensen’s content is about the colonization of language and language…Jun 28, 20171Jun 28, 20171
Chloë Winegar-GarrettBring literacy to life!A recurring theme for Christensen in Teaching for Joy and Justice is the interest in making content come alive for students, through any…Jun 27, 20173Jun 27, 20173
Chloë Winegar-Garrett“Ugh, I hate writing!”: Shifting student writing hatred toward writing enthusiasmBy the time I reached my junior year of high school, I was done. Not actually done with my secondary education, of course, but mentally I…Jun 24, 20171Jun 24, 20171
Chloë Winegar-GarrettNarrative writing: the way for students to engage with a story meaningfullyHave you ever started reading a story, got through a few paragraphs, and realize you have no idea what you read? I do this all the time…Jun 21, 20173Jun 21, 20173
Chloë Winegar-GarrettReading the world: literacy outside of booksDuring my graduate studies at UNM, I have found myself gravitating toward social justice issues. This may be due to the huge surge in…Jun 21, 20172Jun 21, 20172
Chloë Winegar-GarrettAre blogs a benefit or detriment to literacy?As a graduate student in art education, one of my required classes is LLSS 538 (Language, Literacy & Sociocultural Studies…whew!): teaching…Jun 19, 20174Jun 19, 20174
