180 Days: Two Teachers and the Quest to Engage and Empower Adolescents
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“Teaching is art―creation―and a curriculum map is only as good as the teacher who considers it, who questions it, and who revises it to meet the needs of each year’s students.” ―Kelly Gallagher and Penny Kittle Two teachers. Two classrooms. One school year. 180 Days represents the collaboration of two master teachers―Kelly Gallagher and Penny Kittle―over an entire school year: planning, teaching, and reflecting within their own and each other’s classrooms in California and New Hampshire. Inspired by a teacher’s question, “How do you fit it all in?” they identified and prioritized the daily, essential, belief-based practices that are worth spending time on. They asked, “Who will these students be as readers and writers after a year under our care?” What we make time for matters: what we plan, how we revise our plans while teaching, and how we reflect and decide what’s next. The decision-making in the moment is the most essential work of teaching, and it’s the ongoing study of the adolescents in front of us that has the greatest impact on our thinking. With both the demands of time and the complexity of diverse students in mind, Kelly and Penny mapped out a year of engaging literacy practices aligned to their core beliefs about what matters most. They share their insights on managing time and tasks and offer teaching strategies for engaging students in both whole class and independent work. Video clips of Kelly and Penny teaching in each other’s classrooms bring this year to life and show you what a steadfast commitment to belief-based instruction looks like in action. 180 Days. Make every moment matter. Teach fearlessly. Empower all students to live literate lives. Review: Need to figure out how to "fit it all in?" Read this book! - "How do you fit it all in?" It's the question every teacher asks. Constantly. And Kelly Gallagher and Penny Kittle effectively answer that question in 180 Days. Gallagher and Kittle have written a book based on a year of teaching in their own classrooms while located across the country from each other. They work with very different populations and differing sets of obstacles, and these issues are addressed in the book, too. The first part of the book is all about the planning stages. How do you manage to work in reading and writing every day in your English classroom? How do you manage to set up daily routines that encourage choice -- both in reading and writing? How do you grade (or what do you choose to not grade) when you expand the quantity and level of writing in your classroom? (See chapter 5!) Yes, they really do answer all of these questions. The second part of the book is all about setting up writing units that address all three genres (plus a multi-genre project). It is practical and easily able to be duplicated -- two things you can expect to see in all of Kittle and Gallagher's prior books. There are timetables, mini-lesson ideas, and broader writing piece ideas. In addition, there are videos linked that show conversations and teaching moments involving both authors, linked to specific content in the book. For example, if you are reading about using interactive notebooks in chapter two, there is a teaching clip video called "Notebook Tour" in which both the authors introduce the notebook to Kittle's class. If I had this book last summer, my current school year would have been much smoother. I look forward to using it this summer to plan out my next school year. This book is worth every penny (no pun intended)! Review: A book I often recommend to other teachers. - This is by far one of the most helpful book I have ever found as an English teacher. I adapted it and have transformed my classes into communities of learners! I read this book as part of a book club and was inspired not only by the book but by the discussions I had with others as we went through the book! It is a pleasure to have this book as a part of my library!
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J**.
Need to figure out how to "fit it all in?" Read this book!
"How do you fit it all in?" It's the question every teacher asks. Constantly. And Kelly Gallagher and Penny Kittle effectively answer that question in 180 Days. Gallagher and Kittle have written a book based on a year of teaching in their own classrooms while located across the country from each other. They work with very different populations and differing sets of obstacles, and these issues are addressed in the book, too. The first part of the book is all about the planning stages. How do you manage to work in reading and writing every day in your English classroom? How do you manage to set up daily routines that encourage choice -- both in reading and writing? How do you grade (or what do you choose to not grade) when you expand the quantity and level of writing in your classroom? (See chapter 5!) Yes, they really do answer all of these questions. The second part of the book is all about setting up writing units that address all three genres (plus a multi-genre project). It is practical and easily able to be duplicated -- two things you can expect to see in all of Kittle and Gallagher's prior books. There are timetables, mini-lesson ideas, and broader writing piece ideas. In addition, there are videos linked that show conversations and teaching moments involving both authors, linked to specific content in the book. For example, if you are reading about using interactive notebooks in chapter two, there is a teaching clip video called "Notebook Tour" in which both the authors introduce the notebook to Kittle's class. If I had this book last summer, my current school year would have been much smoother. I look forward to using it this summer to plan out my next school year. This book is worth every penny (no pun intended)!
A**Y
A book I often recommend to other teachers.
This is by far one of the most helpful book I have ever found as an English teacher. I adapted it and have transformed my classes into communities of learners! I read this book as part of a book club and was inspired not only by the book but by the discussions I had with others as we went through the book! It is a pleasure to have this book as a part of my library!
K**N
Incredible
A great guide for teachers, writers and readers. An essential tool to understanding the adolescent mind and behavior on engaging and encouraging them to read and write. Helpful for teachers to prevent burn out and to be effective guides for future writers and readers.
M**R
I needed this book to reenergize me and give me some ideas to keep the focus on creating a love of reading within my students
Book #30 Read in 2018 180 Days by Kelly Gallagher and Penny Kittle Gallagher and Kittle are two premier English Teachers and this book details their school-year long collaboration to build a successful reading and writing program in their high school classrooms. Heading back into the classroom full-time in September for the first time in 11 years, I needed this book to reenergize me and give me some ideas to keep the focus on creating a love of reading within my students. A must read for English Teachers!
R**A
Good Content
Great book. Possible new teacher gift from master teacher?
C**O
Engage and connect with your students.
During the pandemic I was seriously questioning my profession and if it was something I wanted to continue. Much like many teachers and students, I was burned out on distance learning and frustrated with my lack of connections and relationships with kids and colleagues. However, this book revived my drive and my energy for the coming year. I have taken so much from it that I’m going to implement in my classroom and I know that the relationships with my students in the years to come will be stronger and better than they ever have. Kittle and Gallagher give you insight into their classrooms and what has been successful for them. It is a great starting point for understanding how to set up time for reading, writing, and student conferences. This book is a read I highly recommend for any English teacher.
E**.
Good resource
Strong text to use as a portion of curriculum
K**Y
It felt like we were lesson planning together.
Kittle and Gallagher have created an interesting collaboration here. I thought many of their ideas were useful, and they explained their book so that it felt I was sitting in on a collaborative PLC session with them. I would have liked for them to include more of the student examples when they talk about their work. However, their online supplementary examples were good, so I can't fault them for that.
A**R
An English Teacher's Best Friend
Kelly Gallagher is one of the best sources of engaging activities and all around pedagogy about teaching English. I highly recommend this book to anyone needing a boost of energy teaching this subject.
P**D
Ideas that you can use tomorrow
An easy read with thoughtful suggestions.
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