Writing Matters with Dr. Troy Hicks

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Jeremy Hyler is a middle school language arts and science teacher, a speaker and presenter, a celebrated author and co-author of Troy Hicks, the co-director of the Chippewa River Writing Project (a National Writing Project site), and a contributing member of the Michigan Reading Association (MRA), the International Reading Association (IRA), the Michigan Council of Teacher’s of English (MCTE), the National Council of Teacher’s of English (NCTE), and MACUL.

Jeremy is an expert in the field of writing instruction and shares with Troy that there is no singular best way to teach writing and each teacher must find the method that works best for themselves and their students. However for him personally, it involves unstructured writing time and live modeling of his own writing in front of students to share his vulnerability as a pathway for students to share their own.

His time with the National Writing Project has imparted teaching methods and models that he now uses in his everyday practice, including a focus on positive feedback, and engaging his students in discussions about their work by requiring students to not just accept, but respond to given feedback.

He takes his lessons in writing instruction not just to language arts students, but to his science class as well. He makes writing a focus, having his students keep journals and participate in a variety of science writing projects.

Jeremy is driven by choosing a positive mentality every day, and to strive to make a difference in the lives of his students.

Learn more about Jeremy Hyler at https://jeremyhyler40.com and follow him on Twitter @Jeremybballer

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In this episode, Troy speaks with Elizabeth Crooks, a former teacher of over 26 years and the recently retired 6-12 curriculum coordinator in English language arts, social studies, and science literacy for the consolidated school district of New Britain, CT. Elizabeth is now a consultant and speaker, and currently working on a book for teachers and administrators about creating curriculums.

Liz has also served as Principal, Vice Principal, and English Department Chair at New Britain High School. Under Liz’s guidance, New Britain saw a 100% increase in students taking advanced placement English Language, and a 30% increase in students scored as proficient on CCSS R1, R2, R4 and W1.

As a teacher writer, a teacher of writing, and a teacher of writing teachers, Liz pulls from her deep experience to share some incredible wisdom.

Liz speaks to the import of individualizing both instruction and expectations for every single student, as the most important teaching method. She also speaks to the importance of using mentor texts to guide writing instruction for both teachers and students.

Feedback is key for Liz, both in her own work, and in her teaching. She shares why feedback should be given in a timely matter, always before an assignment is finished, but not in an overwhelming amount, and focusing on ideas and questions first, structure and grammer last. She clarified the key differences between revising, editing, and proofreading and why they should not be attempted all together.

Be on the lookout for Liz’s upcoming book, and learn more about her work in the New Britain school system in our case study!

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In this episode, Troy speaks with Amber White and Val Bader of North Branch Area Schools in Michigan. Val is a veteran teacher of more than 20 years currently teaching 7th grade English, and Amber is a curriculum and instruction coordinator, an author, and is involved with the Saginaw Bay Writing Project (an arm of the National Writing Project) and the Michigan Reading Association

Amber, Val, and Troy have an insightful conversation around the value of giving students choice, time, and space to authentically grow their writing abilities, and the importance of giving technology a supporting role in the ELA classroom.

Val is a long-time user of the Writable program, and speaks to how it helps her power both her own feedback and peer feedback in writing assignments. She focuses on paired writing to build community and peer support, in which Writable also plays a supporting role. She uses Writable for differentiation of instruction in her classroom as well.

You can learn more about the Saginaw Bay Writing Project at http://www.svsu.edu/sbwp/, you can learn about the Michigan Reading Association at www.michiganreading.org, and you can follow Amber White on Twitter @AWhite100

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Evan Grant is a 6th-8th grade ELA, humanities, and social studies teacher at Tumalo Middle School in Bend, Oregon. He is also a speaker, former elementary school teacher, and committed to challenging the status quo in education.

In this episode, Evan shares his many creative approaches for engaging his students and helping them to grow as writers. From focusing on the outlining process and banning certain words and phrases in his classroom to encourage effective peer feedback, to using a funnel method (that involves an actual funnel) to help his students become a collaborative team, this episode is full of wonderful tips and ideas.

Evan is passionate about giving kids the choice and meaning in writing that he wishes he has as a student. He even uses Writable as one of his go-to tools for the outlining process, for guiding feedback and revision cycles, and for conducting writing conferences online!

You can follow Evan Grant on Twitter @GrantEdTeacher

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Dawn Reed is an English teacher at Okemos High School in Okemos, Michigan, and is currently in her 14th year of teaching. She is a co-director of Red Cedar Writing Project at Michigan State University, a site of the National Writing Project. Dawn earned her master’s degree in Writing and Rhetoric with a specialization in Critical Studies in Literacy and Pedagogy from Michigan State University. She conducts professional development for teachers focused on technology integration and the teaching of writing. She is co-author with Dr. Troy Hicks of Research Writing Rewired: Lessons that Ground Students’ Digital Learning (Corwin Literacy 2015) and Real Writing: Modernizing the Old School Essay (Rowman and Littlefield 2016), and has published in various journals, books, and websites.

In this episode Dawn shares her teaching tips for building successful peer to peer connections in her classrooms, as a method to bolster the feedback process in writing. Dawn is passionate about community forward teaching, and her advice and tips on how to incorporate these methods into your classroom are a must listen for all teachers.

Dawn also shares the importance of bringing play into the classroom as a way of making writing accessible for all students. By giving them choice and focusing on relationships, she is able to help propel her student’s writing growth by driving their authenticity and investment in their own work.

Additional resources mentioned in this episode:

American Creed for PBS: http://www.pbs.org/program/american-creed/

C3WP Program: https://sites.google.com/nwp.org/c3wp/home

You can learn more about the Red Cedar Writing Project here: http://rcwp.msu.edu/ and follow Dawn Reed on Twitter @DawnReed

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Andy Schoenborn is a teacher of more than 18 years and currently teaches English at Mt. Pleasant High School in Michicagn. Andy is also a teacher-writer, a celebrated author, and longtime writing partner and colleague of Dr. Troy Hicks. They are currently working on a book together titled “Creating Confident Writers”. Andy has also served as the past president of the Michigan Council of Teachers of English.

In this episode, Andy shares a variety of ways he uses feedback to guide student writers and the importance of feedback in his own writing life. He is a big fan of the critical friend protocol, which begins by getting students to engage in what’s good about a piece of writing first. He remarks on how this protocol most closely mirrors his experience with professional editors.

Learn more about the critical friend protocol here: http://buildingpublicunderstanding.org/assets/files/critical_friend_conv.pdf

Andy also shares his go-to tip for engaging students, which is having them create paper proposals as a way to frame the rhetorical situation and launch them into the writing process. This project helps him to decipher what students are genuinely invested in, and gives them the space to get creative. When students start thinking about their own thinking they become invested, and that’s when metacognition comes into play.

Finally, Andy and Troy share the importance of having an active writing practice to coincide with your writing instruction. Andy shares how it helps him see his students are writers alongside himself, rather than simply just his students.

You can learn more about Andy Schoenborn at andrewschoenborn.weebly.com and follow him on Twitter @aschoenborn

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Learn more about Gerard Dawson at gerarddawson.org and follow him on Twitter @gerarddawson3

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Brian Sztabnik created the Talks With Teachers podcast, www.aplithelp.com, and #aplitchat on Twitter. He has taught English Language Arts for 11 years in middle schools, high schools, the inner city and the suburbs. He is currently the lead English teacher at a high school on Long Island, where he teaches AP Literature and Composition, Creative a Writing, and Public Speaking.

He is also a blogger for Edutopia, Heinneman, and EdWeek, a College Board advisor for AP Literature, and was a finalist for New York State Teacher of Year in 2018. He spent 10 years as a varsity basketball coach but now spends his time as a devoted father.

In this episode, Brian shares with Troy his successful conference strategies and his incentive for getting his students to revise and re-submit their work, which engages them in feedback, and creates a cycle of revision and writing growth. Brian also shares the benefits of having his students blog, and the importance of bringing both opportunity and diversity to student writing.

Learn more about Brian Sztabnik at www.briansztabnik.com and follow him on Twitter @TalksWTeachers

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In this episode, Troy speaks with Lisa Highfill and Sarah Landis, better known as two of the Hyperdoc Girls and co-founders of the Hyperdoc movement. Lisa and Sarah are acclaimed authors, veteran educators turned instructional coaches, and both are Merit fellows.

They share a multitude of wonderful tips around focusing feedback to student needs, tying student interests to your teaching methods, and incorporating video into writing instruction to increase engagement. They share an obvious joy for both teaching and writing that is infectious to hear. Also, they speak to their “Teachers Give Teachers” initiative, inviting teachers to “lessen your workload, be inspired by other’s ideas and share your lessons.”

For more on Sarah and Lisa’s work, visit their website and follow them on Twitter: @SARAHLANDIS and @lhighfill

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In this episode, Troy speaks with Jim Burke, an English teacher of more than 20 years, and bestselling author of numerous books, including The English Teacher’s Companion. Jim is also the founder of the English Companion Ning and has garnered numerous awards for his teaching and writing.

In their conversation, Jim and Troy speak about the importance of having a personal writing and reading practice to help bolster your teaching, and both share unique teaching tips for all educators. Jim is kind enough to show a recent innovation and secret to classroom success, The Daily Record, with instructions that all teachers can replicate.

For more on Jim’s work, visit his website and follow him on Twitter: @englishcomp

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