This article is part of the collection: From School to Shining School: 52 Stories from Educators Across the U.S. You know the feeling--that “gotta-get-this-grading-done” robotic trance. The blinding ...

Does thinking about spending hours grading student writing fill you with dread? It doesn’t have to! Writing is an essential activity for developing higher order thinking ability such as critical ...

“Writing is labor intensive exercise for both the student and the teacher and requires a lot of one-on-one,” said Wink Swain of Measurement Inc. A 2012 case study agreed: One reason that teachers may ...

Academics tend to think of writing as an independent process. But it can be incredibly helpful to have other people look at your work. Peer review makes the writing process collaborative and ...