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Being an educator is not like other jobs. You put your whole self into it – it’s soul work. Each episode, we bring you insights, techniques, and strategies rooted in research that you can put into practice in your K-12 classroom right away. Host Rachel Logan (in education for 16 years and counting) uses interviews, great questions, and stories from her experiences in the classroom to make content come to life. Produced by the Sourcewell Education Solutions team.
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Not Your Granny’s Grammar with Patty McGee
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Sourcewell
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Season 5
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Episode 12
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This episode dives into modern, student-centered grammar instruction with author and grammarian Patty McGee. The conversation explores what it truly means to study grammar versus simply identifying it. We highlight insights from her new book Not Your Granny’s Grammar, and unpack myths tied to traditional “granny grammar.”
Resources and ideas from this episode:
- Amazon.com: Not Your Granny’s Grammar: An Innovative Approach to Meaningful and Engaging Grammar Instruction: 9781071941676: McGee, Patricia Grawehr, Donohue, Timothy J: Books
- About | Patty McGee | National Literacy Consultant
- Resource samples from Patty!
- Theo of Golden book by Allen Levi
- The Pitt | Official Trailer | Max
- Mother Mary Comes to Me by Arundhati Roy | Goodreads
- Returning To Myself - Album by Brandi Carlile | Spotify
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