Rereading Moffett – Month Four

Rereading Moffett – Month Four

by Fred Haas

| English, James Moffett, Language Arts, National Writing Project, Syndicated, Teaching, Teaching & Learning, writing
May 20, 2023

For me, interaction, at least in the way I believe I align with James Moffett, is that space between teacher and student, between the learned and the learning. It is that invisible space that crackles with possibility, like static electricity. … Continue reading ?
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Rereading Moffett – Month Three

by Fred Haas

| Enlgish, James Moffett, Language Arts, National Writing Project, Syndicated, Teaching, Teaching & Learning, writing
April 7, 2023

I have some ambivalence about Moffett’s statement on drama, “Drama is the most accessible form of literature for young and uneducated people.” As someone who has a BFA in theatre, I see a lot of merit in the statement. Still, … Continue reading ?
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Rereading Moffett – Month Two

by Fred Haas

| James Moffett, National Writing Project, Syndicated, Teaching & Learning, writing
February 28, 2023

For me, James Moffett is a bit of a lost key. His notions about abstraction, in particular, were an eye opening journey of discovering and clarifying my own notions on the subject. I arrived at a point as a teacher … Continue reading ?
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Rereading Moffett

by Fred Haas

| James Moffett, National Writing Project, Syndicated, Teaching & Learning, writing
January 28, 2023

While I haven’t posted in my long off-again-on-again blog in some time, this seemed good inspiration for chronicling a journey. Last week, I entered a reading group focused on the work of the late English teaching giant James Moffett with … Continue reading ?
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Education Evolutions #131

by Fred Haas

| Education Evolutions Newsletter, Syndicated, Teaching & Learning, Teaching Today
October 19, 2020

Person looking at smartphone in the dark flickr photo by Japanexperterna.se shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license This week I got caught out a little on the timeline. A couple of interruptions and a couple more technical challenges and before … Continue reading ?
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Education Evolutions #130

by Fred Haas

| Education Evolutions Newsletter, Syndicated, Teaching & Learning, Teaching Today
October 11, 2020

Person looking at smartphone in the dark flickr photo by Japanexperterna.se shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license This week is a bit of a coronavirus cornucopia, at least indirectly. This group is a mix of current articles that deal with different elements … Continue reading ?
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Education Evolutions #129

by Fred Haas

| Education Evolutions Newsletter, Syndicated, Teaching & Learning, Teaching Today
October 4, 2020

Person looking at smartphone in the dark flickr photo by Japanexperterna.se shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license This week is a mix of articles that lean a little more into the teacher’s perspective, although there is plenty of wider perspective … Continue reading ?
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Education Evolutions #128

by Fred Haas

| Education Evolutions Newsletter, Syndicated, Teaching & Learning, Teaching Today
September 28, 2020

Person looking at smartphone in the dark flickr photo by Japanexperterna.se shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license It has been a long time since I sat down and collected readings and thoughts about them with the intent of sharing. … Continue reading ?
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Education Evolutions #126

by Fred Haas

| Education Evolutions Newsletter, Syndicated, Teaching & Learning, Teaching Today
March 8, 2020

Close up of smartphone in hand flickr photo by Japanexperterna.se shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license I realized this week that the service I have been using to deliver this newsletter to many is no longer distributing things as … Continue reading →
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Education Evolutions #125

by Fred Haas

| Education Evolutions Newsletter, Syndicated, Teaching & Learning, Teaching Today
March 1, 2020

Close up of smartphone in hand flickr photo by Japanexperterna.se shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license After a week off, it was nice to sit down and collect some of these readings and associated thoughts. Plus, this is another … Continue reading →
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Education Evolutions #124

by Fred Haas

| Education Evolutions Newsletter, Syndicated, Teaching & Learning, Teaching Today
February 17, 2020

So, this is a day late as I am still shaking off whatever bug took hold of me at the end of last week. It pretty well wrecked the weekend and slowed me down. Still, here are a handful of … Continue reading →
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Education Evolutions #123

by Fred Haas

| Education Evolutions Newsletter, Syndicated, Teaching & Learning, Teaching Today
February 9, 2020

Close up of smartphone in hand flickr photo by Japanexperterna.se shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license As usual, I read no shortage of fascinating articles and selecting the handful to share proved challenging. It did seem to me that … Continue reading →
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Education Evolutions #122

by Fred Haas

| Education Evolutions Newsletter, Syndicated, Teaching & Learning, Teaching Today
February 2, 2020

Close up of smartphone in hand flickr photo by Japanexperterna.se shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license Given that this is Super Bowl Sunday, I imagine that most people will not read any of this until later this week. As … Continue reading →
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Education Evolutions #121

by Fred Haas

| Education Evolutions Newsletter, Syndicated, Teaching & Learning, Teaching Today
January 26, 2020

Close up of smartphone in hand flickr photo by Japanexperterna.se shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license Semester one is done. It seems as though it was a particularly speedy semester in retrospect. Reflecting on it, I cannot help but … Continue reading →
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Education Evolutions #120

by Fred Haas

| Education Evolutions Newsletter, Syndicated, Teaching & Learning, Teaching Today
January 20, 2020

Close up of smartphone in hand flickr photo by Japanexperterna.se shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license This holiday weekend was jam-packed with end-of-term grading, subsequently contributing to my getting this issue out a day later than normal. With exams … Continue reading →
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Education Evolutions #119

by Fred Haas

| Education Evolutions Newsletter, Syndicated, Teaching & Learning, Teaching Today
January 12, 2020

Close up of smartphone in hand flickr photo by Japanexperterna.se shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license The new year for a high school teacher always means the sprint to the end of the first semester has begun. This week … Continue reading →
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Education Evolutions #118

by Fred Haas

| Education Evolutions Newsletter, Syndicated, Teaching & Learning, Teaching Today
January 5, 2020

Close up of smartphone in hand flickr photo by Japanexperterna.se shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license Happy New Year to all readers that find their way to this little collection of articles and thoughts. After a short break for … Continue reading →
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Education Evolutions #117

by Fred Haas

| Education Evolutions Newsletter, Syndicated, Teaching & Learning, Teaching Today
December 22, 2019

Close up of smartphone in hand flickr photo by Japanexperterna.se shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license Apologies to all as last week was one of those rare instances where I failed to get an issue of this newsletter out. … Continue reading →
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Education Evolutions #116

by Fred Haas

| Education Evolutions Newsletter, Syndicated, Teaching & Learning, Teaching Today
December 8, 2019

Close up of smartphone in hand flickr photo by Japanexperterna.se shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license After a week in New England that saw snow days and disruptions on the heels of a long holiday weekend, I hope this … Continue reading →
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Education Evolutions #115

by Fred Haas

| Education Evolutions Newsletter, Syndicated, Teaching & Learning, Teaching Today
December 1, 2019

Close up of smartphone in hand flickr photo by Japanexperterna.se shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license I was not sure that I was going to actually put this issue together. With the Thanksgiving weekend and lot so family time … Continue reading →
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Education Evolutions #114

by Fred Haas

| Education Evolutions Newsletter, Syndicated, Teaching & Learning, Teaching Today
November 24, 2019

Close up of smartphone in hand flickr photo by Japanexperterna.se shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license Thanksgiving is now definitely upon us as we prepare for this shortened week. It looks like the weather is going to be plenty … Continue reading →
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Education Evolutions #113

by Fred Haas

| Education Evolutions Newsletter, Syndicated, Teaching & Learning, Teaching Today
November 17, 2019

Close up of smartphone in hand flickr photo by Japanexperterna.se shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license Hard to believe that Thanksgiving is just visible on the horizon already. It feels like Autumn passed in a single stormy bluster. The … Continue reading →
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Education Evolutions #112

by Fred Haas

| Education Evolutions Newsletter, Syndicated, Teaching & Learning, Teaching Today
November 10, 2019

Close up of smartphone in hand flickr photo by Japanexperterna.se shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license This may find you a little later than normal but I have been taking advantage of the holiday weekend. Plus, I spent a … Continue reading →
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Education Evolutions #111

by Fred Haas

| Education Evolutions Newsletter, Syndicated, Teaching & Learning, Teaching Today
November 3, 2019

Close up of smartphone in hand flickr photo by Japanexperterna.se shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license By the way, November has arrived. It seems to have snuck up on me as I tried to establish a quality rhythm with … Continue reading →
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Education Evolutions #110

by Fred Haas

| Education Evolutions Newsletter, Syndicated, Teaching & Learning, Teaching Today
October 27, 2019

Close up of smartphone in hand flickr photo by Japanexperterna.se shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license As October comes to a close, New England remains in the full fall bloom. The colors continue to be bright and the air … Continue reading →
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Education Evolutions #109

by Fred Haas

| Syndicated
October 20, 2019

Close up of smartphone in hand flickr photo by Japanexperterna.se shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license It remains a slight mystery to me how we have managed to get to mid-October in the school year seemingly so quickly. The … Continue reading →
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Education Evolutions #108

by Fred Haas

| Education Evolutions Newsletter, Syndicated, Teaching & Learning, Teaching Today
October 13, 2019

Close up of smartphone in hand flickr photo by Japanexperterna.se shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license Despite the best intentions of getting this issue out earlier today, I could not help taking advantage of one of the most beautiful … Continue reading →
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Education Evolutions #107

by Fred Haas

| Syndicated
October 6, 2019

Close up of smartphone in hand flickr photo by Japanexperterna.se shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license If you are in New England, this past week may have been the autumnal turn. The temperature started to drop, then there were … Continue reading →
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Education Evolutions #106

by Fred Haas

| Education Evolutions Newsletter, Syndicated, Teaching & Learning, Teaching Today
September 30, 2019

Close up of smartphone in hand flickr photo by Japanexperterna.se shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license It took a while but I finally got the fall cold that seems to haunt nearly every teacher I know. Once we return … Continue reading →
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Education Evolutions #105

by Fred Haas

| Syndicated
September 22, 2019

Close up of smartphone in hand flickr photo by Japanexperterna.se shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license Well, I am definitely in the swing of things as the first wave of real assignments started flowing in. With a lot of … Continue reading →
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