Julie SwinehartWhen rubrics are unintentional ruBRICKSMy fourteen-year-old son surprises me with some of the things that come out of his mouth. I won’t repeat them all here (you’re welcome)…May 19, 2017May 19, 2017
Julie SwinehartCultivate Your GardenI love the advice given by Jennifer Gonzalez at Cult of Pedagogy: Find your Marigold. She writes that new teachers should find “positive…May 5, 2017May 5, 2017
Julie SwinehartDo’s and Don’ts of Implementing Readers Workshop (Part 2)Since I wrote my first post regarding Do’s and Don’ts for Readers Workshop, I have felt a positive response from my small online community…May 1, 2017May 1, 2017
Julie SwinehartThree Do’s and Don’ts of Implementing Readers WorkshopI’m just wrapping up my eighteenth year of teaching English Language Arts.Apr 21, 2017Apr 21, 2017
Julie SwinehartDesign Thinking and Choice in Summer ReadingSummer reading assignments are a hotly debated topic this time of year, especially when it’s tough to reconcile the workshop model’s…Apr 14, 2017Apr 14, 2017
Julie SwinehartEncouraging Independent Readers — I can’t confer with them forever.The whole point of this reader’s workshop adventure is to encourage and foster independent readers. Readers who pick up Ready, Player One…Apr 9, 2017Apr 9, 2017
Julie SwinehartWhen we lived in the States, spring break was often a time for slow-paced days at home, sleeping…Now that we are living and teaching abroad, spring break is a whole new experience, that quite frankly, I had never even dared to imagine…Apr 9, 2017Apr 9, 2017
Julie SwinehartNew Genre, New LearningI have a student who is a reluctant conferrer. You’ve probably got one, too.Feb 16, 2017Feb 16, 2017
Julie SwinehartBook Talks When the Teacher is OutAn inevitable reality of teaching is that sometimes the teacher has to be absent. It’s part of life, so I refuse to feel guilty about it.Feb 12, 2017Feb 12, 2017
Julie SwinehartCatch and Release with Online Notebooks using HaparaThe workshop model has absolutely changed the way I teach and think about students. I love the insights into their thinking that I now…Feb 12, 2017Feb 12, 2017
