About Darcie Flansburg
Hi there!
I am a secondary English Language Arts teacher, living and working abroad. I have taught all levels of high school language arts including AP Language and Composition, AP Literature and Composition, AP Seminar, MYP and DP Language and Literature. This website features my master's research on Research Writing Across the Curriculum, my Implication Writing Structure, my feedback protocol and my teacher portfolio. I have a passion for writing and tech integration in education, and a background in journalism and theatre!
Publications
"...no matter what curriculum they learn, all that matters is that they use their critical thinking skills, which they are evidently using by comparing and contrasting the rigor of both programs..."
"While blended learning is an asset for a 21st century classroom, the “blended” part needs to include some traditional elements that help students focus and retain the information they are learning..."
"Teaching students how to identify credible sources of information and how to avoid plagiarism, as they apply their research to real-world issues, will prepare them to engage in participatory culture with knowledge and integrity, mitigating the spread of misinformation through online platforms."
"...the more we discussed and the more they looked at their own practices, the closer we came to creating a 'Grading True North'...”
"What these responses tell me is that my students don’t want a teacher: they want an editor. If I write these kinds of corrections on a student paper, it is no longer their writing; the ideas are no longer theirs, but mine–which is precisely why editors get a byline on published work."