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Taylore

Taylore is an English teacher and proud alumna of Plymouth State ‘17G. She has taught at Plymouth State since 2016. She also teaches English at a small independent high school in Vermont.
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A Mix of Flexible and Rigid

I’m really struggling with technology tonight, so hopefully people are able to see this. Nothing seems to be working right, but I’m powering through. The

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November 6, 2023 3 Comments

Hoping to learn more

I struggled with this module. I’ve realized I need more structure in order to really get something out of a course of work, which reminds

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February 24, 2023 No Comments
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Remote Nightmare

I don’t know if this is the *worst* experience I’ve had with technology, but remote learning for high school students comes to mind. We started

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February 21, 2023 2 Comments
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My Dream Tech

A couple of things come to mind: 1) The perfect plagiarism checker. Now that we have bots that write like humans (scary!), I want a

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February 15, 2023 2 Comments

Goals

I teach an online asynchronous course, Creating Arguments. It’s a Creative Thought Direction gen ed with all levels, freshmen through seniors. For a long time,

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February 13, 2023 No Comments
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Reflection

I chose a mirror as my metaphor/symbol for both teaching and learning because reflection is such a key part of education, both as a student

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January 17, 2023 1 Comment

Recent Comments by Taylore

  • I mean, this may seem simplistic, but one of my main goals right now is to make sure that my texts... More >>
    Comment on: What are some practices or strategies that you have employed in your teaching to encourage an equitable learning environment? What is a new strategy that you have come across this week that you are excited to employ in the future?
    Posted on: 11/09/2023
  • Thank you! This makes me feel better. Yes, it's important that we acknowledge ourselves in the... More >>
    Comment on: A Mix of Flexible and Rigid
    Posted on: 11/08/2023
  • I'm Taylore, and I've been teaching as a TL at PSU for 7 years, the last 4 of which have been online... More >>
    Comment on: Tell about yourself in a few sentences! Who are you and why are you here? (Care & Equity, Fall 2023)
    Posted on: 10/31/2023
  • I think it's a smarter version. Like, I don't need to plug into a computer or worry about additional... More >>
    Comment on: My Dream Tech
    Posted on: 02/24/2023

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  • Definitely! We need to be okay with this. And I've learned that students who are learning about... More >>
    Annotation on: Why asking students their preferred pronoun is not a good idea (opinion) | Inside Higher Ed
    Posted by: tja1005
    Posted on: 11/10/2023
  • I've always wondered how to best support students who are constantly misgendered. I had a trans male... More >>
    Annotation on: Why asking students their preferred pronoun is not a good idea (opinion) | Inside Higher Ed
    Posted by: tja1005
    Posted on: 11/10/2023
  • I've actually started collecting this information in a handwritten letter from students. And they... More >>
    Annotation on: Why asking students their preferred pronoun is not a good idea (opinion) | Inside Higher Ed
    Posted by: tja1005
    Posted on: 11/10/2023
  • Ahh, I hadn't thought about it that way. Thank you.... More >>
    Annotation on: Who Cares? : How to Reshape A Democratic Politics
    Posted by: tja1005
    Posted on: 11/08/2023
  • We can connect this to the dismantling of Affirmative Action and how colleges are trying to work... More >>
    Annotation on: Bulky Cameras, Meet The Lens-less FlatCam
    Posted by: tja1005
    Posted on: 11/08/2023

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