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Spring 2023

EPISODE 90

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One of Kelly’s most revered mentors, Sheridan Blau, shares a variety of viewpoints that challenge conventional ELA classroom practices, including this intriguing nugget: “A thesis statement shuts down learning.”

Show Notes:

• The Literature Workshop

• Becoming the Kind of Person Who Does These Things

• https://archive.nwp.org/cs/public/print/resource/804

• https://www.jstor.org/stable/40173154

• Children Want to Write

• The Essential Don Murray

• Peter Elbow: The Democratization of Writing

• James Moffett: Selected Works

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With 35 years of classroom experience, Kelly Gallagher is a leading voice in literacy education. A former high school English teacher, he is a respected author, speaker, and instructional coach known for his practical, research-informed approaches to reading and writing instruction.

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