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Tag Archives: stories
Shoplifting
Here is another collaborative story writing idea (see also Urban Tale and Early Mornings). I first used it with a class of teenagers. They responded well to the topic and the structure and the shyer students enjoyed the “mask” that … Continue reading →
Posted in creative writing, lesson ideas, using images
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Tagged creative writing, lesson plan, stories, teaching teenagers
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Every lesson tells a story part two
This post was first published as the second part of a longer post about using narrative in teaching and learning. Part one talked about encouraging students to “tell the story” of their lessons. This part talks about how I experimented … Continue reading →
Posted in reflecting on teaching
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Tagged experiment, observations, stories, teacher development, teacher observations
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Every lesson tells a story …
[This post was initially written in two parts. Part two, which talks about using stories for teacher observations, can now be found here. ] I recently started a course with a class of intermediate, adult students. One of the things … Continue reading →
Posted in thoughts on teaching
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Tagged autonomy, communication, email, experiment, motivation, observations, stories, teacher development
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