Outside the box literacy philosophy
What is outside the box literacy? It is an approach to literacy education that challenges traditional models of teacher-centered instruction by engaging students in student-centered learning opportunities such as book clubs, Socratic circles, reading and writing workshop, and project-based assessments.
An outside the box literacy classroom is rarely quiet. This is not a classroom where students fall asleep at their desks, lie about having done the reading, or pass the time watching the clock. You'll recognize this classroom by the clusters of students engaged in a task or discussion, the way the teacher moves from group to group coaching rather than lecturing, and the bookshelves bursting with contemporary young adult fiction and non-fiction rather than textbooks and anthologies. This is a classroom where students are empowered by literacy and become lifelong readers and writers. This could be your classroom.
An outside the box literacy classroom is rarely quiet. This is not a classroom where students fall asleep at their desks, lie about having done the reading, or pass the time watching the clock. You'll recognize this classroom by the clusters of students engaged in a task or discussion, the way the teacher moves from group to group coaching rather than lecturing, and the bookshelves bursting with contemporary young adult fiction and non-fiction rather than textbooks and anthologies. This is a classroom where students are empowered by literacy and become lifelong readers and writers. This could be your classroom.
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One size does not fit all. No two schools, classrooms, or students are alike, and Outside the Box Literacy recognizes and honors this. Our strategies and services are customized to your unique needs. Unlike more traditional models of instruction, our literacy practices engage all students and are easily differentiated to foster the growth of readers and writers of all levels. To learn more about our professional development workshops, click here.
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All of our work is carefully aligned to the Common Core Learning Standards and incorporates best practices from experts at the forefront of literacy education. The goal of every workshop is to lift the level of teaching and learning in the schools we work with.
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About Emily Hawe
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Ms. Hawe's wide range of teaching experiences in high schools, middle schools, public schools and independent schools coupled with her extensive training in Common Core Learning Standards, reading and writing workshop, differentiation, project based learning, and Understanding by Design has given her a large toolkit of strategies, theories, and perspectives from which to draw. She holds two Masters degrees from Teachers College, Columbia University in Higher Education Administration and English Education, and has attended both the Reading and Writing Institutes through the Reading and Writing Project at Teachers College. Prior to the birth of her son and her transition to consulting, Ms. Hawe was a tenured 7th grade English teacher at Oyster Bay High School where her students pushed her to think outside the box with every lesson. Recognized for her curriculum writing skills, Ms. Hawe completed multiple curriculum writing projects for her district and led workshops for her colleagues on topics related to the Common Core Learning Standards, Socratic Circles, and research projects. Everything Ms. Hawe does is informed by her passionate belief that as English teachers, it is our responsibility and privilege to teach our students to read to make sense of the world around them and to write to change it for the better.
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Snapshots from the classroom
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