Category: Notes from Other Presentations
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George Hillocks, University of Chicago: Procedural Knowledge and Writing Instruction
Another great talk on campus from a leading scholar in English Education and Composition… Notes from George Hillocks’ talk, “Procedural Knowledge and Writing Instruction” Statement about effectiveness of grammar instruction that Mary mentioned– often cited and often ignored The more time that students spend on grammar leads to a negative correlation in writing scores Teachers…
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Wave-Particle Theory and Composition/Rhetoric OR Why Do Mixed-Methods Research? – Gwen Gorzelsky
Another presentation here today, “Wave-Particle Theory and Composition/Rhetoric OR Why Do Mixed-Methods Research?” by Gwen Gorzelsky. Gwen Gorzelsky will explore the challenges and potential benefits of combining research methods in composition/rhetoric scholarship by describing how she brought together historical, critical, and empirical qualitative methods in her book, The Language of Experience: Literate Practices and Social…
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Notes from “Journalism and Academic Research on Education”
Another great presentation today. Here are the official details with my notes below: New York Times education columnist Samuel Freedman will visit the College next week. He will speak on “Journalism and Academic Research on Education” on Tuesday, September 19th at 2:00 p.m. in 252 EH. Freedman is a Professor at the Columbia University School…
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Notes from “Using Multi-Media Records of K-12 Practice as Teacher Education “Texts””
Here are some notes from another presentation on campus: Using Multi-Media Records of K-12 Practice as Teacher Education “Texts” by Pam Grossman and Anna Ershler Richert In this presentation we will explore the use of web-based, multi-media representations of practice in teacher education. Both of us are affiliated with the Quest project, of the Carnegie…
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Dr. Jabari Mahiri – Engaging “New Literacies” of Youth in Urban Schools
I am blogging notes from Dr. Jabari Mahiri’s “Engaging “New Literacies” of Youth in Urban Schools” Presentation here at MSU. Here is the official description of the talk: Jabari Mahiri, Professor of Literacy and Education at the University of California at Berkeley, will be visiting MSU to consult with faculty on Urban Literacy and Education.…