by Heather MacCorkle | Jul 3, 2021 | Essays, Life
Things I have learned by living on my own. This year, I struck out on my own. I am now living in an apartment for the first time in my life. Having never rented an apartment, the experiences I have had this year have been terrifying and empowering simultaneously. The...
by Heather MacCorkle | May 2, 2021 | Education, Essays, Learning, Teaching, Writing
It occurs to me that one way for students to better understand poetry is to write it. I had this epiphany this morning as I scribbled “Irrelevant.” As I was scribbling, I noticed a rhyme scheme and a pattern emerging, and they changed my thought process....
by Heather MacCorkle | Apr 16, 2021 | Education, Essays, Learning, Teaching, Writing
In my research on writing-to-learn, I found the following explanation from Colorado State University. Generally, writing-to-learn activities are short, impromptu, or otherwise informal, and low-stakes writing tasks that help students think through key concepts or...
by Heather MacCorkle | Jan 24, 2021 | Education, Essays, Learning, Life, Teaching, Virtual Learning, Writing
On January 6, 2021, I was working with a student during office hours when my husband came into the dining room to tell me that people had stormed the U.S. Capitol. My mouth dropped open. My student’s mouth dropped open. After my husband apologized for...
by Heather MacCorkle | Dec 23, 2020 | Education, Essays, Learning, Teaching, Virtual Learning
Semester One of 2020–2021 is either over or almost over. How are you feeling? Back in September, I created a post asking when we would get used to this new normal. When I wrote it, I thought that surely, by December, our new routines would no longer be...
by Heather MacCorkle | Oct 17, 2020 | Essays, Teaching, Writing
From nanowrimo.org and created by Tyrell Waiters I participated in this awesome contest for many years before taking a break, but I believe this year, with all the confusion and disorientation many of us are experiencing, it is critical we do what we love. For more...
