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Michelle Morrissey | Mason Elementary School
Michelle Morrissey began her teaching career in the New York City as a New York City Teaching Fellow. She has 12 years teaching history in urban schools, 8 years of which have been at the Academy of the Pacific Rim Charter Public School in Hyde Park. At APR, she worked as the Director of Professional Development, planning and leading professional development for teachers across the 5-12 program, as an instructional coach, and as a AP US History Teacher. She has also worked as a special educator at APR. Michelle also worked at Boston Collegiate Charter School and recently began her role as a Transformation Coach at Mason Elementary School in Boston Public Schools. A Teach Plus Policy Fellow, she has served as a member of the Boston Foundation’s Teacher Advisory Board for 4 years, and has worked on several initiatives at DESE around assessment and teacher preparation. Michelle holds a bachelor’s degree in History from Columbia University, where she wrote her thesis on the history of school desegregation in Boston, and a master’s degree in education from Brooklyn College.
Pre-Work
What to Teach
Emily Hanford, "At a Loss For Words: How a Flawed Idea is Teaching Millions of Kids to be Poor Readers", American Public Media, August 22, 2019
Natalie Wexler, "Building Knowledge: What an Elementary Curriculum Should Do", American Educator Magazine, Summer 2020
Alfred Tatum, "Engaging African American Males in Reading", Educational Leadership, February 2006, pages 44-49
What Not To Do:
Timony Shanahan, "Limiting Children to Books They Can Already Read: Why It Reduces Their Opportunity to Learn", American Educator Magazine, Summer 2020
How to Do It:
Richard Allington, "Chapter 5: Students Need to Develop Thoughtful Literacy", from What Really Matters for Struggling Readers, 3rd Edition. NJ: Pearson 2011. ***PLEASE READ PAGES 121-124 for the session; 125-137 IS OPTIONAL***
Sophie Haroutunian-Gordon, "Chapter 1: Introduction to Interpretive Discussion", from Learning To Teach Through Discussion: The Art of Turning the Soul, pages 1-18.....New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2009, ***PLEASE READ PAGES 1-18 for the session; PREFACE is OPTIONAL.
Peter Johnston, "Any Other Ways to Think About That? Inquiry, Dialogue, Uncertainty, and Difference", from Opening Minds: Using Language to Change Lives, Portsmouth, NH: 2012, pages 51-66
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Pre-Work Session Readings
Pre-Work Session Readings
Allington.Thoughtful LIteracy.pdfLimiting Children to Books They Can Already Read _ American Federation of Teachers.pdfBuilding Knowledge _ American Federation of Teachers.pdfLearning-to-Teach-Through-Discussion.pdfTatum Engaging Black Adolscent Males in Reading.pdfOpening Minds Ch 5 Inquiry & Dialogue (1).pdfHow a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers _ At a Loss for Words _ APM Reports.pdfIn-Session Readings
In-Session Readings
On Hunger
On Hunger - Google Docs.pdfStory Arc
Story Arc - Google Docs.pdfA Game of Catch
A Game of Catch.pdfSession Materials
Session Materials
LLA Literacy Powerpoint 2021.Final.pdfThe Colonel by Carolyn Forché _ Poetry Foundation.pdfReport abuse