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long story short

After ten years of teaching English in the secondary classroom, Mr. W packed his bags and (with some stops inbetween) headed to Florida State University to pursue a PhD in Creative Writing/ Poetry.

Peeling the Onion

Here is one of my favorite classroom protocols to facilitate a variety of perspectives and voices. https://www.nsrfharmony.org/system/fil...

Empathy

It's been a chaotic start to teaching English composition. I've had some bad stuff happen. But it's made me remember that bad stuff...

Developing a Teaching Philosophy

As with any good document, this teaching philosophy is a draft. I'm looking forward to developing it further. Teaching Philosophy

LA5370 Reflection - an open email to my former mentor

TEXT: Dear Mrs. D, It’s raining here in Tallahassee. I think it rains here every day. It’s strange being here before I actually start...

LAE 5946 - 1250 words

This term I became acquainted with the Reading Writing Center at Florida State University. First visiting the RWC in a “scavenger hunt”...

When the First Voice You Hear is Not Your Own - READ THIS NOW

Royster's piece (read it here) is one I need to go back to in times when I am discouraged about being a cog in the composition...

Strand Reflections

1101 Strand IV: How Facebook (and Other Online Communities) Teach Us to Write, or a New Digital Literacy For me, Strand IV ties my own...

Reading Response - Bishop

I wrote this informal response to Wendy Bishop's Teaching Grammar for Writers in a Process Workshop Classroom very late at night. A...

Grammar in a Tutoring Setting

Here is a handout I created for some tips on grammar in a writing conference/tutoring situation.

Reading Response - Straub

Here are some informal thoughts on Teacher Response as Conversation: More than Casual Talk, an Exploration by Richard Straub with some...