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The Ethics of Authencity: Chapter 9: An Iron Cage? Okay, the penultimate chapter. Unfortunately, Taylor comes so far from persuading me that I'm left wondering what game he is playing. The... Started by Michael Umphrey	31	50 minutes ago Reply by Bill Maniotis
Protocols for the EC Ning Book Club? I was just about to dive in an respond to a question that was posted to the Write Beside Them book club group, then decided that I'd keep... Started by Stacey Kerr	0	1 hour ago
NCTE Resources Creating a thread for people who attended NCTE to post resources from sessions they attended- Feel free to post session content here if y... Started by Meredith S	8	2 hours ago Reply by Kim McCollum-Clark
Need Recommendations for Book Study at CTE School I have funds to facilitate two book study this winter. I've selected Readicide for one and am still deciding on the other. The selection ... Started by Kathy	4	2 hours ago Reply by Kathy
Incorporating Art and Music in the English classroom I am always looking for ways of infusing art into my classes and am looking for specific ideas. I know we can use it as an inspiration fo... Started by Bev	37	4 hours ago Reply by Stacey Kerr
Independent Reading Ideas I teach at the high school level. Each quarter students choose a book and must complete a project. More often than not, I find the projec... Started by Kat	15	4 hours ago Reply by Stacey Kerr
Does class size matter? I teach high school English at a small private high school and we are bursting at the seams. There is no honors level English; therefore ... Started by Eileen Williams	16	4 hours ago Reply by Eileen Williams
Handouts for 2009 NCTE Presentation Attached is the handout for the 2009 NCTE presentation,Reading Matters: Strategies and Tools To Engage Young Readers & Teachers in th... Started by Carol Varsalona	0	5 hours ago
Please Vote for my Students! I wanted to let you know that I am participating in a Microgrant program sponsored by PCI Education and an online community, called WeAre... Started by Karla Duff	37	6 hours ago Reply by michellereno
Should Teachers be allowed to sell their lessons online? There is a front page article in The New York Times today about the proliferation of lessons being sold online by teachers. They also rep... Started by Joseph Scotese	60	6 hours ago Reply by Csanders

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Amy Lafty replied to Ron Shapiro's discussion 'Reading Shakespeare: To Read Aloud or Not Read Aloud?' in the group Teaching Texts

Hi! Let them act it out! I have always let my students do this and it has always been a success. Set the rules ahead of time; let them know it's serious stuff and that they can't be in front of the class goofing around. Tell them that as soon as ...

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Maja Wilson replied to Penny Kittle's discussion 'Week 1: Let the writing begin!' in the group ECN Book Group: Write Beside Them

Ah, foundations. That's why I love you and your teaching and writing, Penny. Because you only do what comes from and goes to the core. Not the core standards, mind you, but YOUR core. I realized something (again) about my own foundations yesterda...

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Amy Lafty replied to ashley shaffer's discussion 'Transcendentalism Unit Ideas' in the group Teaching Texts

HI! I just finished teaching Transcendentalism and my girls loved it. I just gave them a project based on parts of the movie Into the Wild. It is the first time that the majority of my class has started a project way before they had to. I asked t...

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Eileen Williams commented on Dennis O'Connor's blog post 'Wordle: Play with words!'

My students do not have access to a color printer. Do you think it would still be affective to have students make wordles in black and white? I love wordle and I plan at looking at your six traits materals, as well.

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Amy Lafty added a discussion to the group Teaching Texts

Teaching Emily Dickinson....Help!

I am currently discussing Emily Dickinson's poetry with 11th grade girls. The problem is that I am not a fan of her work. I want the girls to get into it but with my lack of enthusiasm it has been a drag. I want to do some kind of activity with th...

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tgraff11 thinking that books are a better invention than laptops.

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tgraff11 replied to tgraff11's discussion 'Social Justice Texts' in the group Teaching Social Justice

Thanks, Elizabeth.

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Daniel Sharkovitz left a comment for Tara Seale

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Bill Maniotis replied to Michael Umphrey's discussion 'The Ethics of Authencity: Chapter 9: An Iron Cage?'

There was a better argument made last month by Archbishop Chaput about tax-exempt status and churches that essentially went like this (I think): churches from all faiths do so much good with their charitable work, and do it far cheaper and more ef...

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Ted Baechtold replied to Ted Baechtold's discussion 'Peer Review and Editin in a Digital Classroom' in the group Using Blogs and Wikis in the English Classroom

Thanks--I will check these out...discovered the simultaneous wiki issue earlier today...

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Meredith S left a comment for Jeff Anderson

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Jennifer Ansbach commented on Alan Sitomer's blog post 'The Conundrum of Handling Student Farts'

Alan, last year I had a girl who was constantly starting the farting. And the fart contests. You could also see her thong, but I'm not sure if there's a cause-effect relationship there... Thanks, Mer, for directing me here. Sorry I missed it!

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Jack added a blog post

Your Thanksgiving Brainypics :)

Ohai. This week's Brainypics contest: THANKSGIVING! (What else?) Here are some examples to get you into the turkey (eating) spirit. :] And you can start making pics at Brainyflix.

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Mark Smith replied to Michael Umphrey's discussion 'The Ethics of Authencity: Chapter 9: An Iron Cage?'

It's a good article, with a fair amount of balance, and an attempt to provide sources. However I think we need to consider the tax exempt status that most churches enjoy in this country. If you feed from the public trough, you must play by the rul...

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Jennifer Ansbach Thinking about my NCTE friends. :-)

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Stacey Kerr added a discussion

Protocols for the EC Ning Book Club?

I was just about to dive in an respond to a question that was posted to the Write Beside Them book club group, then decided that I'd keep my mouth shut for a minute and try real hard not to make a fool of myself... So, are there protocols for the...

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Jeanine A. Irons replied to Michele Bellino's discussion 'Looking for Suggestions' in the group Using Discussion in the English Class

I am making the improvement of student discussions a priority in my classroom this year. I like the "I don't get it" "then ask the class a question." I am definitely going to use that.

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Kim McCollum-Clark replied to Meredith S's discussion 'NCTE Resources'

Ditto that, Stacey. I'd love to see a copy or read the speech. Doesn't one of the Council journals print the presidential address? I remember reading Kathleen Blake Yancey's multimodal one in 3C's. (College Composition and Communication).

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