Tag Archives: writing pedagogy

Stefanie Wess’s workshop, “Scaffolding Reading”

Posted on February 23, 2026 by Jeff Allred

Earlier this month, our colleague Stefanie Wess led a fantastic workshop, “Scaffolding Reading: Strategies for Helping Students Acquire Critical Reading Skills.” Stefanie is a doctoral candidate at the GC who combines theoretical knowledge about and practical experience with reading pedagogy. … Continue reading →

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capstones: thinking about final projects

Posted on May 1, 2019 by Jeff Allred

Full disclosure: this post will be especially relevant for 252 instructors, but I hope it sheds light on the issues all instructors face in planning, executing, and evaluating final projects in English courses. I’m teaching ENGL 252 for the first … Continue reading →

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recap of December 2018 meeting with 252 instructors

Posted on December 11, 2018 by Jeff Allred

This week I met with, or corresponded with, a handful of 252 instructors. We focused on the issue of culminating assignments (in most cases, final essays) and meandered from there into broader discussions of the aims of the course and … Continue reading →

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Pedagogy and Play: a quick primer, with lots of examples

Posted on November 15, 2018 by Jeff Allred

I’ve been thinking a lot about play recently. In part my thinking is probably driven by having my children migrate from play-based preschools to the avalanche of worksheets that characterizes my local P.S. (and probably yours, whether you know it … Continue reading →

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