PoPCast Reboot
This podcast is hosted by the authors of the Patterns of Power family of resources, focusing on discussions that elevate instruction in language arts classrooms. Join us as we share effective teaching strategies connected to the Patterns series resources, as well as reading and writing instruction.
Episodes
In this episode, Whitney and Travis continue their planning conversation around a grammar lesson for elementary grades. Using a model from the text J.D. and the Great Barber Battle by J. Dillard, the hosts create the invitations to imitate, apply, and edit. They also include a discussion around setting your grade-level team up for success when planning out novel ways to share and celebrate student writing within the invitational pr...
Travis and Whitney dive into planning effective Patterns of Power (PoP) lessons for elementary grades. They focus on the essential concept of compound sentences using coordinating conjunctions, particularly the FANBOYS (For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So). Listeners learn how to choose appropriate mentor texts and sentences to illustrate these grammar concepts effectively. This episode serves as a mini professional development session...
In this episode of Podcast Reboot, hosts Whitney and Travis outline upcoming episodes where they'll guide listeners through lesson planning that highlights the various levels of PoP, from elementary to high school levels. This episode shares with listeners an overview of the upcoming planning lessons, which can be used as mini professional learning sessions for teachers!
In this episode, Travis and Whitney provide concrete examples from published literature to demonstrate how infinitives, participles, and active voice make writing more concise and dynamic. Resources including the Form New Verbs chart are available to support both teachers and students in mastering this powerful revision option.
episode shout-outs:
Forming New Verbs chart
What's Inside a Flower and Other Questions Abo...
In this episode, Whitney and Travis continue their conversation about their process of facilitating sentence combining in the elementary and middle school classroom. They share examples of lessons and talk through their teaching process.
Episode shout outs:
The Ogress and the Orphans by Kelly Barnhill Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World by Jennifer Armstrong
In this episode, Travis and Whitney explore sentence combining as a powerful revision strategy. They discuss how teaching students to combine basic sentences into more sophisticated ones significantly improves writing quality. This episode highlights the research base for this classroom practice, as well as sharing the authors' behind-the-scenes preparation for classroom implementation. episode transcript
Episode shout outs:
Travis and Whitney explore the revision strategy of adding content to writing. They dive into how to teach students to add information purposefully - not just to make writing longer, but to clarify ideas and create meaningful connections between thoughts. Specific lesson examples from both elementary and middle school levels are shared, demonstrating how to help students understand when and why to add content to strengthen their wr...
Travis and Whitney explore the "R" in their DRAFT mnemonic for teaching revision: Rearrange. Using examples from both elementary and middle school texts, they demonstrate practical strategies for helping students understand why sentence and paragraph order matters in writing. The hosts share specific classroom techniques, like using note cards to physically move sentences around, and discuss how teaching students to justify their o...
In this episode, Whitney and Travis dive into the "Delete" component of the Patterns of Revision teaching framework. They explain how to teach students to effectively delete repetitive or unnecessary information from their writing to make it clearer and more impactful. Using mentor text examples from both elementary and middle school levels, they demonstrate their lesson structure. Click Here for episode transcript
Music by Jeff Ka...
In this episode, Whitney talks with three educators from Northwest ISD in Texas about their journey with Patterns of Revision. Kelli Palmer (Language Arts Coordinator), Caitlin Sherwood (3rd grade), and Katrina Lawyer (4th grade) share how this resource transformed their teaching of revision, fostered meaningful student discussions about writing choices, and helped both teachers and students understand the power of purposeful revis...
In this episode, Travis and Whitney share an overview of each of the parts of the process of any Patterns of Revision lesson:
- Setting Context: Reading an excerpt of a text that will be used as the focal point of the lesson.
- Naming the Revision Strategy: Explicitly stating the revision strategy being focused on in the lesson.
- Modeling: Demonstrating the specific revision strategy with hands-on examples. ...
In this episode of PoPCast, hosts Travis and Whitney introduce Patterns of Revision. Discover how this grade-specific tool for grades 3-8 aims to elevate students' revision skills through a systematic approach. Learn about the DRAFT framework (Delete, Rearrange, Add, Form new verbs, and Talk) and how it provides practical strategies for effective revision. Whether you're a seasoned educator or new to writing instruction, th...
We're joined in this episode by two amazing Texas educators. Nicola and Elizabeth share their journey of implementation of Patterns of Power at both the classroom and district levels, highlighting their three-pronged approach to getting teacher buy-in for authentic grammar instruction across grades 6-12.
Music by Jeff Kaale
In this episode, we connect with two brilliant educators from the Washington D.C. area, Kate Devlin and Beth Hoffmann, to hear their story about implementing Patterns of Power on their campus. They share their process of finding Patterns of Power and the insights they’ve gained from a year of trying out this process in the elementary and middle school classrooms on their campus. We're excited for you to learn from Beth and Kate...
In this episode, hosts Whitney and Travis sit down with Corinne Arens and Katie White, instructional coaches from Blue Springs School District in Missouri. The discussion centers around the implementation of Patterns of Power in their district for enhancing grammar and writing education. Corinne and Katie share their experiences, challenges, and successes while emphasizing the value of collaboration and ongoing support in education...
Whitney and Travis highlight the why, the what, and the how of independent reading and connect this classroom practice into various invitations within the Patterns of Power process.
Music by Jeff Kaale
Author Shout Outs & Quotable Connections:
NCTE Position Statement on Independent Reading
Game Changer!, by Donalyn Miller and Colby Sharp
Learning To Be Literate: More Than a Single Story. by Deborah MacPhee ...
In this episode, Whitney La Rocca and Travis Leech discuss the cognitive power of comparing and contrasting and share ways to add flexibility to the Invitation to Compare & Contrast within the classroom.
Music by Jeff Kaale
Quotable references:
Visible Learning, by John Hattie
Getting to "Got It!", by Betty K. Garner
In this episode, Whitney La Rocca and Travis Leech discuss strategies for enhancing the Invitation to Notice. They suggest teachers model their thought process on a sentence example, allowing students to observe the teacher's thought process before trying it out themselves. Additionally, they recommend creating and sharing visual aids that reinforce the pattern being highlighted in the Invitation to Notice.
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The Patterns of Power family is excited to be back! In this episode, Travis Leech and Whitney La Rocca share a favorite "In the Classroom" strategy: using a read-aloud from the text where we've curated a lesson's model sentence to build background knowledge and engagement before starting a Patterns of Power lesson.
Music by Jeff Kaale
Quotable references:
A Year for the Books, by Katie and Mar...
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