Great Popular Reads That Push Your Thinking About Education and Society

Sunday March 9, 2008Sunday March 9, 2008 Stacey Shubitz

Stephanie R. Jones, my former T.C. professor, has a great list of books on her blog, Engaged Intellectuals, that will push your thinking about education and society. Unless you're at the Univ. of Georgia, it's going to be hard for you to take a course with Stephanie, since that's where she's teaching now. However, I… Continue reading Great Popular Reads That Push Your Thinking About Education and Society

critical literacy · peter h. johnson · powerful literacy · RIWP · Stephanie R. Jones · writing · writing workshop

MAKING KIDS FEEL BIG, NOT small.

Saturday March 8, 2008Saturday March 8, 2008 Stacey Shubitz6 Comments

I had the pleasure of hearing Linda Christensen deliver the keynote address at today's RIWP Spring 2008 Conference. Linda wrote a book entitled Reading, Writing, and Rising Up: Teaching About Social Justice and the Power, so it was natural for her to speak on the subject of the "Politics of Language: Teaching About Language and… Continue reading MAKING KIDS FEEL BIG, NOT small.

critical literacy · Stephanie R. Jones · writing workshop

Thinking Critically About Writing Workshop

Sunday March 2, 2008Thursday March 6, 2008 Stacey Shubitz1 Comment

I wanted to reflect on some questions Stephanie Jones, one of my former T.C. professors and author of Engaged Intellectuals, presents at the end of chapter 11 in her book Girls, Social Class, and Literacy. She asks readers to consider some questions about the Writing Workshop they teach. Here are her questions and my answers:… Continue reading Thinking Critically About Writing Workshop

critical literacy · Stephanie R. Jones

News Article

Monday February 18, 2008Monday February 18, 2008 Stacey Shubitz1 Comment

I received the ASCD SmartBrief today and followed the link to read this article in The New York Times. After learning about the ways in which French 5th graders are going to be asked to "identify" with Jewish children who were killed during the Second World War, I immediately sent an email to one of… Continue reading News Article

critical literacy · empowering girls · Stephanie R. Jones · stereotypes · the persona of a writer · writing workshop

Thinking Critically About the Writing Workshop: Reflecting on the Way I Teach Writing

Sunday October 7, 2007Sunday October 7, 2007 Stacey Shubitz1 Comment

I wanted to reflect on some questions my former professor, Stephanie Jones, presents at the end of chapter 11 in her book Girls, Social Class, and Literacy. She asks readers to consider some questions about the Writing Workshop that they teach. Here are her questions and my answers: 1. How are students positioned in Writing… Continue reading Thinking Critically About the Writing Workshop: Reflecting on the Way I Teach Writing