S3 E7: Patterns of Power: Authentic Grammar Instruction in High School with Holly Durham & Travis Leech
Schoolutions: Curious Educators. Evidence-Based Strategies. Classrooms Where Every Child Thrives.
10/30/23
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This conversation with Patterns of Power grammar extraordinaires Holly Durham and Travis Leech will leave you ready to dive into authentic grammar instruction! Let go of ineffective worksheets and skill-and-drill grammar instruction as Holly and Travis describe the Patterns of Power Process with a focus on grades 9-12. They explain why traditional grammar instruction focuses too often on rules and what’s right or wrong instead of a true understanding of usage. In Kylene Beers’s words, “...master teachers, Jeff, Travis, and Holly, make things such as colons and commas, apostrophes and appositives, phrases and fragments, become more than things to be learned. Instead, they were turning conventions of language into conversations I wanted to have with kids.”
Episode Mentions:
- Patterns of Power 9-12: Teaching Grammar Through Reading and Writing - Grades 9-12
- Kylene Beers
- Pointless by Sarah Zerwin
- (An) Indian Father's Plea
- Larry Ferlazzo
- Tim Ferriss
- Patterns of Power (Facebook) Community
Holly and Travis Recommend:
- Everyday Editing by Jeff Anderson
- Image Grammar by Harry Noden
- Teaching Grammar in Context by Constance Weaver
- 180 Days by Penny Kittle & Kelly Gallagher
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Connect and Learn with Travis:
#solutionsfromschoolutions #schoolutionsinspires #schoolutionspodcast #patternsofpower #grammarinstruction #authenticgrammarinstruction #grammarusageoverrules #POPteacher #teachersfollowteachers #education #student #school
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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Connect and Learn with José:
#thejosevilson #mathpedagogy #architectforahopefulfuture #educolor #educolormvmt #mathcommunity #teachersfollowteachers #education #mathteacher #student #school
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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Stephen Noonoo is an editor and journalist who's covered education for more than a decade. Now a tech editor at Edutopia, he was previously the K–12 editor for EdSurge and has also worked at eSchool News, THE Journal, CUE, and SmartBrief. Stephen created the Warning Bell Substack to look honestly at today's teaching profession. He is dedicated to cataloging the stresses & problems that teachers face. In this episode, Stephen illuminates the driving forces behind the very real teaching shortage and offers solutions to change course. Educators and supporters of public education will leave the conversation feeling seen and heard for all they do.
Episode Mentions:
- Schooutions S2E37: Maracujá: Giving Kids the Time and Space to Discover Who They Are with Rebekah Macden
- EWA - Education Writer's Association
- Randi Weingarten - American Federation of Teachers President
- Becky Pringle - National Education Association President
- Economic Policy Institute
- USA Today - Alia Wong
- Edutopia
- Emily Tate Sullivan
- EdSurge / The New Republic
- Daphne Gomez - Teacher Career Coach
- Linda Darling-Hammond - Learning Policy Institute
- Chalkbeat - Matt Barnum
- Coalition for Community Schools
- EL Education - Community Faces - Humanizing the Immigrant Label: A Better World Project
- UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- Sir Ken Robinson
- Schoolutions S1E7: Going Beyond Diverse Representation of Race & Identity in Our Libraries w/ Morgan Jackson
- Cris Tovani
Connect w/ Stephen:
- at warningbell.substack.com & Edutopia
- on Twitter
- on LinkedIn
#warningbell #teachershortage #TEACHers #EDUcators #teachersfollowteachers
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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