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Scott R. Conwell

Simple Question to answer, maybe hard to explain... 2 Replies

Started by Scott R. Conwell. Last reply by Mr. A 58 minutes ago.

Jim Burke

Common Formative Assessments (CFAs) 62 Replies

Started by Jim Burke. Last reply by Sandra Leonard 1 hour ago.

Crystal L Fleck

Using film in the classroom

Started by Crystal L Fleck 1 hour ago.

Paul W. Hankins

What We're Reading in Room 210 11 Replies

Started by Paul W. Hankins. Last reply by Paul W. Hankins 1 hour ago.

Mark Gardner

What is "real world" writing? 2 Replies

Started by Mark Gardner. Last reply by Steve Olivo 1 hour ago.

Lauren Small

Teaching Historical Novels: What works best? 2 Replies

Started by Lauren Small. Last reply by Lauren Small 4 hours ago.

Shannon Wymer

Essential Questions for F451 11 Replies

Started by Shannon Wymer. Last reply by Shannon Wymer 4 hours ago.

Jim Burke

Teacher Autonomy: On a Scale of 1-10...? 62 Replies

Started by Jim Burke. Last reply by Carol Jago 5 hours ago.

Emma Litzenburg

Books I should be reading ... 20 Replies

Started by Emma Litzenburg. Last reply by Tom Thompson 12 hours ago.

Christine Henke Mueller

Writing Rubric 12 Replies

Started by Christine Henke Mueller. Last reply by Tom Thompson 12 hours ago.

Jessica Evans

A call for theme connected short-stories and non-fiction 10 Replies

Started by Jessica Evans. Last reply by Jessica Evans 13 hours ago.

barbra bloomingdale

Summer Reading 4 Replies

Started by barbra bloomingdale. Last reply by Grace 13 hours ago.

Lorra Wells

Companion pieces for Ibsen's Enemy of the People? 1 Reply

Started by Lorra Wells. Last reply by Carol Sanders 14 hours ago.

Beth Shewell

Tiered Assignments

Started by Beth Shewell 18 hours ago.

Teresa Bunner

Literary Mothers 11 Replies

Started by Teresa Bunner. Last reply by Stacey Kerr 21 hours ago.

Blog Posts

Alan Sitomer

All heed Nancie Atwell - and ignore her work at our collective peril.

Posted by Alan Sitomer on February 9, 2010 at 5:00am — 9 Comments

Lauren B.

What You Missed...

Posted by Lauren B. on February 8, 2010 at 8:30pm — 1 Comment

Hamilton Salsich

WANDERING A PATHLESS COAST

Posted by Hamilton Salsich on February 8, 2010 at 6:18pm

paul volponi

New Novel --Rikers High

Posted by paul volponi on February 8, 2010 at 6:24am — 2 Comments

Sarah S Ellam Walker

Late papers question

Posted by Sarah S Ellam Walker on February 8, 2010 at 5:53am — 13 Comments

Alan Sitomer

Think of the Super Bowl Bubble Tests that could be created!!

Posted by Alan Sitomer on February 8, 2010 at 5:30am — 3 Comments

Dale Scroggins

Nonfiction reader?

Posted by Dale Scroggins on February 8, 2010 at 1:02am

Michael Brown

Any tips for teaching Shakespeare and Writing?

Posted by Michael Brown on February 7, 2010 at 6:31pm — 1 Comment

Jenny W

Developing as a Teacher...One Step at a Time

Posted by Jenny W on February 7, 2010 at 5:30pm — 4 Comments

Michael Brown

I need help on Praxis II Pedagogy!!!! HELP!!!!!

Posted by Michael Brown on February 7, 2010 at 2:30pm — 4 Comments

Mary Anna Kruch

On With the Show!

Posted by Mary Anna Kruch on February 7, 2010 at 1:00pm

Hamilton Salsich

A GRATEFUL TEACHER

Posted by Hamilton Salsich on February 7, 2010 at 10:40am — 2 Comments

Jeremy Rinkel

Fostering a Globally Competent Student through the use of Technology

Posted by Jeremy Rinkel on February 6, 2010 at 9:30am — 6 Comments

Lisa

So many answers but only one bubble

Posted by Lisa on February 5, 2010 at 9:30pm — 7 Comments

Hamilton Salsich

THE IMPERSONALNESS OF TEACHING

Posted by Hamilton Salsich on February 5, 2010 at 5:31pm — 3 Comments

 
 

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Leslie Healey So many of my bright students can no longer follow the plot development of even short novels......can't help but feel desperate.
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mrsdurff Please tag one resource for our biome project to http://ning.it/dlrUPJ - thanks so much! Any biome is fine.
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Tom Thompson replied to Scott R. Conwell's discussion 'Simple Question to answer, maybe hard to explain...'
I did public, then private, then community college, then college. I still work with teachers in both public and private. And my response is, I so often say to my students, "it depends." Each has its own set of perks and headaches. I think it depends…
58 minutes ago
Sandra Leonard replied to Jim Burke's discussion 'Common Formative Assessments (CFAs)'
Our district is using Schmoker's, Results Now, as a guide for helping PLCs focus on developing common, formative assessments and effective lessons. Each quarter (or more) the PLC (we call them job alikes in our middle schools) writes a common, forma…
59 minutes ago
Heather Parr replied to Bonnie Frampton Faust's discussion 'True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle' in the group Teaching Texts
From one student teacher to another... I taught this book a couple months ago, and had some success with the following... I did an intro activity before the students even received their books. I put on the ELMO the statement "There are some jobs t…
1 hour ago
Michelle replied to Frank W. Baker's discussion 'Does Digital Media Make Us Bad Writers?' in the group Teaching Writing
I think digital media makes students write more, in some respects. I agree that it has made it easier to rewrite--a very good thing. I remember college with a typewriter! Yuck! Students now text instead of calling--that is a form of writing. I think…
1 hour ago
Crystal L Fleck added a discussion
Using film in the classroom
I am taking a film class and I want to give a 15 minute presentation comparing Charlie Chaplin's film Modern Times to the current recession. Modern Times is a film about The Great Depression era and it is full of satire. Does anyone have any ideas?
1 hour ago
Heather Parr added a discussion to the group Teaching Texts
Jazz Fantasia
Need ideas for questions for students to answer if they are absent for the activity in class.
1 hour ago
Paul W. Hankins commented on Alan Sitomer's blog post 'All heed Nancie Atwell - and ignore her work at our collective peril.'
Alan: Check out these great photos we have taken in the last couple of weeks during our FVR time. Room 210
1 hour ago
Paul W. Hankins replied to Paul W. Hankins's discussion 'What We're Reading in Room 210'
Elizabeth: Yep. The requirements are always there, right? I love F451. Have you thought of pairing this with Harrison Bergeron and further, have you seen the film adaptation of this story called 2081 (it is beautiful and at 30 minutes, it won't chew…
1 hour ago
Paul W. Hankins replied to Paul W. Hankins's discussion 'What We're Reading in Room 210'
Tongue in Cheek: I married well. Real answer. Connect, connect, connect. Here are some people and groups that I could not live without: National Writing Project (Indiana University Southeast WP) NCTE ALAN My local Indie Bound (Destinations Book…
1 hour ago
Carol Jago commented on Alan Sitomer's blog post 'All heed Nancie Atwell - and ignore her work at our collective peril.'
I was so grateful for Nanci Atwell's comment about the importance of classroom libraries. Kids need to be surrounded by books, drawn to lurid covers, casually browsing our shelves before and after class. With the demise of book stores, where else ca…
1 hour ago
Stacey Kerr commented on Alan Sitomer's blog post 'All heed Nancie Atwell - and ignore her work at our collective peril.'
@Alan: Yeah, it's pretty bad. And, I think that's the public school standard around here. I had a similar experience when I was in high school. One thing that's nice is that our school moved to a modified block schedule several years back, so I do…
1 hour ago
Maja Wilson replied to Jennifer Carbonneau's discussion 'What exactly is an essay?' in the group Teaching Writing
Hi, Tom! What you point out is interesting, but I'm unclear about the difference between "expressivists" and constructivists. I'm not sure I know any "expressivists" (and I put the term in qm's because it was created and applied by those who didn't…
1 hour ago
Mark Robbins-Penniman replied to Mark Robbins-Penniman's discussion 'Having Students Read One of Your Favorite Authors/Novels' in the group Teaching Reading
I think your example of The River Runs Through It is a great example of what I was worried about. Sure it's a book you love and it really speaks to you, but the students aren't anywhere ready for it. For me that book is Catch-22. I love so many thin…
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