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Finding HOPE
A few weeks ago, I had to decide to miss NCTE. I have always dreamed of going to Boston, and I was looking forward to seeing my fellow...
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Why we read
The other day, a friend of mine shared that they were unsure if they still had a place in education because of the shifting winds and...
When September ends
I can't believe it is already the end of September. This month has been a whirlwind. With a new grade and trying out a few new things,...
On A.I. and responsibility
LOL I am not sure what happened, but this post's content disappeared. I was really happy with how it had turned out, so you will have to...
Graphic Novel Book Clubs
As a lifelong comic reader, I remember the countless hours combing through X-Men books, trading comics with friends, and looking through...
A New Year Begins
Summer often feels like it flies by. I think a large part of that is that I am always busy. I am busy planning for the next school year,...
Choice Writing and Authentic Assessment
End Strong As the year closes out, I always have my classes do a choice-heavy multiform (thanks, Paul) project. It has been a long year...
Engaging Adolescent Readers and Writers: Alberta Literacy Institute 2023
This week I had the pleasure of sharing the work of my students and the inspirations that I get to learn from to better help my students...
Celebrating Brilliance and other thoughts on reading, writing, and success in ELA
This morning as I walked into school, a student excitedly greeted me "Mr. Gilson, look at my comic; it's finished!" I was blown away just...
Big Day-Celebrating Student Success
Tomorrow I will share two sessions at our local teacher's convention on our work in room 157. The first is a look at multimodal...
New Year New Adventure...
I set this site up to help teachers and provide a space to learn together. Lifting Literacy has been a concept that brought together my...
NCTE 2022- Multimodal Composition In The Classroom
Where It Began I started looking at multimodal composition when I saw some of the work that Paul Hankins was having students complete. I...
The Week in Review Aug.29-Sept. 2
Students returned this week and it really has been a whirlwind from start to finish. Classes are very full and just making room to sit...
Book Clubs: Building Community with Trust
Over the last few years, I have tried to establish a community of readers and writers. Often times those shared reading experiences have...
Just get out of the way
My first semester working with 12th-grade students came to an end today and I would be lying if I didn't say I was a bit emotional about...
We write
The last few years have been turbulent, to say the least. Students have been faced with previously unknown challenges that have taken...
Taking a dive
I got to spend some time with teachers talking teaching and books last week. I think it is my favorite thing to do outside of working...
This I Believe
I was originally going to title this post I believe in Dr. Gholdy Muhammad, but it is an assignment for University and I was not certain...
Under Construction
I have always had a dream to do more to help teachers. This will be another step. More to come.
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