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Week 1

As discussed this week, a blog offers the opportunity for students and teachers to interact in a setting that mirror almost identically to the classroom using print or media platforms. With a focus on blogging for ELL students in this weeks readings, I came across the article, "How to Build a Culturally Responsive Community of Writers." This article covered ways to make writing an enticing concept for students. A way to do this is through blogging for students. This starts with giving students texts to read that are multicultural and culturally responsive. Once the articles are read, it is important to promote a learning environment that is interactive and promotes discussion. This is where blogging comes in to play. As Larry Ferlazzo states in his article, it is important to focus on "creating a space where we would become a community of writers-teaching and learning from one another" (2022). Students and teachers can use the blogging media to learn and respond fro...

Introduction - Miss Riley McSorley

 Hi, all! My name is Riley McSorley, and I am a high school teacher in the suburbs of Philadelphia. Currently, I teach five sections of 9th grade Honors English and one section of STEM Design Thinking II. In my English class, we explore different literary genres and elements. In my STEM class, we focus on research and presentation principals that focus on the field of STEM. Blogging is a great tool inside and outside of the classroom. I find myself constantly reading education and lifestyle blogs in my free time. I learn so much great content! In the classroom, I use blogs for creative projects for my students. This is a way they can display their learning in a fun, unique way. I am super excited to get this blog started.