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How Teacher Language Can Build a More Democratic Classroom

Cult of Pedagogy

They often do this by intentionally choosing language that shapes the learning environment. ” At an evocative point in a story (or a point of uncertainty in science or social studies), we ask open questions like: “What are you thinking?” Most of these principles will play out with some kind of language.

Language 111
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Teaching Logic and Sequencing through Narrative

Faculty Focus

As a writing teacher, I’ve discovered that counseling writers to sequence details logically does more for their writing, their readers, and their intellectual development than encouraging them to take risks or to make art. To write a story, a writer must ask important questions: Where does this story begin? All rights reserved.

Teaching 110
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Teaching Logic and Sequencing through Narrative

Faculty Focus

As a writing teacher, I’ve discovered that counseling writers to sequence details logically does more for their writing, their readers, and their intellectual development than encouraging them to take risks or to make art. To write a story, a writer must ask important questions: Where does this story begin? All rights reserved.