Two Bronx-based HS teachers sharing stories and seeking to transform how we teach language learners by putting their voices and interests at the helm
02/27/2024
Graffiti Arts Experience for NYC HS Students, organized by Matthew Mazauskas My name is Matt Mazauskas, I’m a high school teacher in NYC and want to… Matthew Mazauskas needs your support for Graffiti Arts Experience for NYC HS Students
02/23/2024
Graffiti Arts Experience for NYC HS Students, organized by Matthew Mazauskas My name is Matt Mazauskas, I’m a high school teacher in NYC and want to… Matthew Mazauskas needs your support for Graffiti Arts Experience for NYC HS Students
03/12/2023
Check out my post! http://macandmarie.org/2023/03/11/classroom-redo-part-1/
03/11/2023
Over the pandemic, a lot of things at my school were lost or thrown away. This included all the floor seats, a floor mat and folding chairs for the lesson area. One bench remains. Due to this, my principal had ordered some new flexible seating as this is his goal for all of our reading rooms within the next year or two....
Classroom Redo: Part 1 Over the pandemic, a lot of things at my school were lost or thrown away. This included all the floor seats, a floor mat and folding chairs for the lesson area. One bench remains. Due to this, my p…
10/18/2022
Pretty pretty books. Stamping a new shipment today!
10/16/2022
We read so many books it can be hard to remember the special gems that have inspired us, illuminated what it really means to be a teacher or helped us we envision ourselves anew, so we thought it would be fun to share some of our life-changing quotes. Here is the first one from a book I highly recommend for anybody who teaches writing.
10/16/2022
10/16/2022
As a writing teacher of immigrant teenagers, centering my students’ agency is even more important. I do this in part by acknowledging their need for choice over genre, topic and more. But this book has also shifted how I see the teaching of craft and has helped me place the “choices authors make” discussion I have with my students into a more historically and culturally accurate context. —Mac
10/16/2022
A great book for this who are new to teaching writing and want to teach skills and concepts for transfer — to empower students to apply what they are learning in new writing situations.
10/16/2022
I think most teachers would agree with us but so few are supported with curriculum or curricular approaches that actually lead from this.
10/16/2022
Half our Reading list while researching and working on
10/16/2022
Books looking pretty