Last night, I had the pleasure of hosting a prize-winning American author, Joan Leegant, at my end-of-semester meeting for faculty. We are grateful to the US Embassy in Tel Aviv for bringing Joan to the country and funding her work with our lecturers and students. What an exciting way to conclude one of our most challenging semesters. We met on Zoom to be inspired by Joan and to process our thoughts, emotions and memories in writing. Joan provided spectacular creative visuals and literary pieces as prompts. As a group, we observed unique, thought-provoking images and listened to beautiful poetry and song lyrics. In response, we took the time to reflect…
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Student writing: Sounds in the silence
I consider my work with MEd students a privilege. I have fifteen experienced and motivated educators, joining me weekly to learn, partake in collegial conversation, write, engage with narrative, and research their classroom practice. This morning, as they crafted a memory from their school days, I listened. What does the silence of a class of writers sound like? Colourful humming creeping in, buzzing fluorescents, whirring projector. Pen scratching, pencil dragging, pen dropping abandoned. Page-turning and turning back, another tearing, banished and thrown. Buttons clicking in search of a word. A foreign tongue drifting in, curiosity lingering. Water bottles swish, a whisper and another. Children laughing from afar, a sigh. Back…
