Nancy Frey's Blog, page 21
September 15, 2022
Upgrade Mentor Texts: Integrate Literacy With Short Stacks of Multitasking Texts
Mentor texts are a fabulous source of inspiration for writers. They provide clear models for how to organize and develop ideas. For years, teachers have leaned on mentor texts, using them as teaching tools during writing instruction. However, a strong mentor text also holds plenty […]
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September 14, 2022
Strategies to Meet Students Where They Are This Fall
Differentiation and personalization can be a shared responsibility between learners and teachers. In fact, when we engage students in the process of personalizing their own learning, it becomes more sustainable for teachers. In order to make learners partners in personalization, we must build their agency […]
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September 13, 2022
Virtues: The Missing Piece in Leadership Development?
In twenty years of research and development on the capabilities of educational leaders, I have focused on the knowledge and skills required for excellence in educational leadership. Only in the last few years, however, have I realized that I needed to give far more attention […]
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September 12, 2022
Youth Equity Stewardship from a Student’s Perspective
When students participate in the Youth Equity Stewardship (YES) program, they not only learn how to engage with complex concepts around equity, inclusion, and excellence in constructive ways. They learn to see themselves as agents of change, and that shift in beliefs can have lasting […]
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September 8, 2022
Three Guiding Principles for New Elementary Teachers
Twenty-one years ago, I welcomed my first class of students to kick off my career as a classroom teacher. I learned so many lessons, both big and small that year. During that first year, both my students and Midge, an incredible mentor in the room […]
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September 6, 2022
How to Have a Happier Year in Math Class
What do you value most as a math teacher? Imagine it’s the last day of this school year. You have one last chance to interview and collect data from your students about their experiences after a year in your math class. What questions would you […]
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September 5, 2022
Intergenerational Stewardship in Action
The Story of DuPage High School District 88 Not long ago an event took place at DuPage High School District 88 that has become all too common: A high schooler posted a video on social media in which the student uttered a racial slur. Rather […]
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September 1, 2022
How White People Can Support Each Other to take Antiracist Action
The battle to outlaw race talk is everywhere. Anti-Critical Race Theory (CRT) laws have been passed or proposed in thirty states. Banned books include everything from The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison to The 1619 Project to—unfathomably—the children’s book Ruby Bridges Goes to School. Critical […]
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Beware the Engagement Illusion
If teachers are pursuing the goal of 100% engagement, then every student is contributing. In our new book, Confronting the Crisis of Engagement, Nancy Frey, Doug Fisher, and I explore why engagement is an essential ingredient for learning. A significant body of evidence, including the […]
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August 30, 2022
New Year, New Mindset
Change can be challenging, but it can also be rewarding. As the new school year approaches, there is still lingering uncertainty surrounding the ongoing pandemic and the devastation it has caused. Adding to this, civil unrest, mass shootings, and heightened trauma are still impacting our […]
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