Participating in the Morehead Writing Project Summer Institute, as well as various follow-up sessions throughout the academic year, has truly impacted my approach on community building, assessment, and reflection as educator.
At the beginning of the school year, I relied heavily on writing prompts and activities that had been shared at the Summer Institute. These writing activities pushed students to explore themselves as students, writers, and community members. I was able to get to know each student through his or her writing in a new way. I was able to approach curriculum design for the rest of the year knowing what my students' attitudes were toward reading and writing while also being able to gear our discussions toward common interests among my students. This community building at the beginning of the year has truly cememnted the environment of creativity, respect, and overall safety in my classroom. While participating in my project-based inquiry for MWP, my students were able to design their own rubrics as well as choose their own medium and purpose. Giving students this kind of freedom in the classroom had previously been a frightening task for me. After my own personal experience with project-based learning at the MWP last summer, I was confident that the community established in my classes would allow this type of project to run smoothly. I was able to truly trust my students to make the most of their experience in my classroom with my guidance and support. Writing Project also re-introduced me to using personal writing as my own safe outlet and gave me connections to many great educators across our region. I've been able to thoroughly reflect on my instruction after each challenging unit. I've also been given the opportunity to connect with educators who take an interest in what I'm teaching and who are more than willing to provide feedback and support at any time. In these ways, MWP has allowed me to grow as educator outside of the classroom as well as in it
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AuthorDallas currently teaches 9th, 10th, and 12th grade English and CCR classes at Fleming County High School. ArchivesCategories |