Rachelle S Savitz
Biographic Data
| ID | 5972111 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rachelle S Savitz |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rachelle S |
| FAMILY NAME | Savitz |
| SIGNATURE | SAVITZ R S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Clemson University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0012-0750 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Developing an empathic analysis: Using critical literacy, dialogue, and inquiry with literature to explore the issues with gender labels
Book banning and censorship in the U.S. prompts necessary conversations on how critical literacy, dialogue, and inquiry are used in various school and library settings. We share guiding questions alongside three examples of textual analyses centering on gender fluidity with three young adult novels. We believe that English language arts teachers will benefit from seeing examples of how we responded to these texts with critical analysis questions …
Secondary Teachers' Adolescent Literacy Efficacy and Professional Learning Considerations
School requests for professional learning on adolescent literacy often stem from low or stagnant reading scores on state standardized assessments and legislative policies that require educators to complete literacy coursework. These decisions are often made without teachers' voices, requiring teachers to take coursework they may not need or learn in ways that may not align with their content. To address this issue, we used our researcher‐created …
How a First-Year Geography Teacher Adapts Instruction to Respond to Her Students
Adaptive teaching is a pedagogical approach which encourages teachers to adapt their teaching practices to deliver custom learning experiences by addressing students’ individual needs and differences. This article describes how one beginner geography teacher adapted instructional practices to meet her students’ learning needs. First, we provide a brief background of adaptive teaching and its benefits. Using interview data, we then share specific …
Debate as a tool to develop disciplinary practices and student agency
Defying Expectations: Representations of Youths in Young Adult Literature
The authors used a youth lens to interrogate representations of adolescent characters and experiences that reinforce or contradict social constructions of youths across young adult novels commonly read in secondary classrooms. The authors found examples across all 10 examined novels of adolescent characters taking on adult‐like roles, exercising emotional discipline, and/or demonstrating agency and independence in ways that challenge traditional …
Debate as a tool to develop disciplinary practices and student agency
How a First-Year Geography Teacher Adapts Instruction to Respond to Her Students
Adaptive teaching is a pedagogical approach which encourages teachers to adapt their teaching practices to deliver custom learning experiences by addressing students’ individual needs and differences. This article describes how one beginner geography teacher adapted instructional practices to meet her students’ learning needs. First, we provide a brief background of adaptive teaching and its benefits. Using interview data, we then share specific …
Defying Expectations: Representations of Youths in Young Adult Literature
The authors used a youth lens to interrogate representations of adolescent characters and experiences that reinforce or contradict social constructions of youths across young adult novels commonly read in secondary classrooms. The authors found examples across all 10 examined novels of adolescent characters taking on adult‐like roles, exercising emotional discipline, and/or demonstrating agency and independence in ways that challenge traditional …
Debate as a tool to develop disciplinary practices and student agency
How a First-Year Geography Teacher Adapts Instruction to Respond to Her Students
Adaptive teaching is a pedagogical approach which encourages teachers to adapt their teaching practices to deliver custom learning experiences by addressing students’ individual needs and differences. This article describes how one beginner geography teacher adapted instructional practices to meet her students’ learning needs. First, we provide a brief background of adaptive teaching and its benefits. Using interview data, we then share specific …
Developing an empathic analysis: Using critical literacy, dialogue, and inquiry with literature to explore the issues with gender labels
Book banning and censorship in the U.S. prompts necessary conversations on how critical literacy, dialogue, and inquiry are used in various school and library settings. We share guiding questions alongside three examples of textual analyses centering on gender fluidity with three young adult novels. We believe that English language arts teachers will benefit from seeing examples of how we responded to these texts with critical analysis questions …
Secondary Teachers' Adolescent Literacy Efficacy and Professional Learning Considerations
School requests for professional learning on adolescent literacy often stem from low or stagnant reading scores on state standardized assessments and legislative policies that require educators to complete literacy coursework. These decisions are often made without teachers' voices, requiring teachers to take coursework they may not need or learn in ways that may not align with their content. To address this issue, we used our researcher‐created …
Pedagogy (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy (4 works) · Literacy (3 works) · Literacy, Media, and Education (3 works) · Mathematics education (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Agency (philosophy (2 works) · Global Education and Multiculturalism (2 works) · Political science (2 works)