S2 E31: Using Micro Mentor Texts: Standing Next to & Teaching Beautiful Writing with Penny Kittle
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04/24/23
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Penny Kittle lives by her words, "When you stand next to beautiful writing, your writing is just kind of set free." Penny shares how her latest book, Micro Mentor Texts: Using Short Passages From Great Books to Teach Writer's Craft offers a process for studying and teaching on the shoulders of incredible authors as mentors to transform student writing.
Ep. Mentions:
- Donald Murray
- Donald Graves
- Thomas Newkirk
- Tom Romano
- Book Love Foundation
- Matt de la Peña
- Kelly Gallagher-180 Days & Four Essential Studies
- Andrea Davis Pinkney
- Rebekah O'Dell
- Kwame Alexander (My Mother's Fried Chicken Was a Link to My Past—and My Daughter's Future)
- All Parents are Cowards
- Sarah Zerwin-Point-Less
- Ezra Klein
- Chris Crutcher
- Peter Elbow
- Jacqueline Woodson
Penny's Recommendations:
- Writing with Mentors: How to Reach Every Writer in the Room Using Current, Engaging Mentor Texts
- The Teacher You Want to Be: Essays about Children, Learning, and Teaching
- Craft and Process Studies: Units That Provide Writers with Choice of Genre
Penny's Selected Writing:
- On Joy, Teaching, and the Deep Satisfaction of Writing
- NCTE Speech: Risk, Voice, and Clarity in Teaching
- Engaged in Young Adult Literature: A Collaborative Conversation
Connect:
- via Website
- on Instagram (Penny&Book Love Foundation)
- on Twitter
- on LinkedIn
- on YouTube
- on Mighty Networks
When coaches, teachers, administrators, and families work hand in hand, it fosters a school atmosphere where everyone is inspired and every student is fully engaged in their learning journey.
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A.J. Crabill lives by his mantra: "Student outcomes don't change until adult behaviors change ." In this episode, A.J. explains why changing adult behaviors (especially regarding school boards) requires new mindsets, knowledge, and skills. His latest book, Great on Their Behalf: Why School Boards Fail, How Yours Can Be Effective, provides a step-by-step guide to transforming student outcomes through the transformation of adult mindsets, knowledge, and skills -- starting with our own.
Episode Mentions:
- Pamela "Mama" Dawson - Choir Director at DeSoto High School (just won a Grammy)
- Mrs. Murphy (A.J.'s Economics Teacher)
- Document for Coding Board Minutes
A.J.'s Recommendations:
- Learn more about the book or get it: http://www.GreatOnTheirBehalf.com
- Read a preview of the book: http://tinyurl.com/Great-On-Their-Behalf-sample
Get in touch and learn with A.J.:
- via Website & Blog
- on Twitter
- on Instagram
- on Facebook
- on Pinterest
- on YouTube
- on LinkedIn
- on Vimeo
- on Goodreads
When coaches, teachers, administrators, and families work hand in hand, it fosters a school atmosphere where everyone is inspired and every student is fully engaged in their learning journey.
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Sara Bradford is an autistic woman and advocate. She is a member of the Autism Council of Utah and also the owner of the SJ Childs LLC Facebook Autism Advocate Support Group. In this episode, Sara shares her experience and perspective as a mother and partner to her husband and children, who are all on the autism spectrum. She is a global autism speaker and the podcast host of The SJ Childs Show. Sara offers resources and shares advice for caregivers and educators regarding autism awareness and advocacy.
Episode Mentions:
- The SJ Childs Show
- Autism Council of Utah
- SJ Childs, LLC Facebook Autism Advocate Support Group
- Autism Society of America
- The Global Autism Project
- Dr. Barry M. Prizant - Uniquely Human: A Different Way of Seeing Autism
- Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism
- Infinite Learning Academy
- Vela Education Fund
- employU
- Neurodiverse Learning Retreat
- Utah Afterschool Network - UAN I Am Project
Get in touch and learn with Sara (aka S.J. Childs) via linkfly
When coaches, teachers, administrators, and families work hand in hand, it fosters a school atmosphere where everyone is inspired and every student is fully engaged in their learning journey.
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