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YM Harris

Anyone using the software under the Achieve 3000 aegis: TeenBiz3000 or KidBiz3000

This has been brought into our school as a way to enrich instruction on reading non-fiction. The focus in my school is on using it in Socia…

Started by YM Harris

2 Dec. 28, 2009
Reply by Jennifer Ansbach
YM Harris

Reading Improvement Software

Is anyone in a school using things like Read180 or Reading Plus? What kinds of concerns have you had? What benefits? We have Reading Plus a…

Started by YM Harris

6 Dec. 28, 2009
Reply by Sue Jones
Nida Turkelay

I need your help

Whatever I try, I can't get my students eager to learn English:((( How can I teach them? What should I do?

Started by Nida Turkelay

8 Dec. 28, 2009
Reply by glenda funk
Keia P.

Literary magazine

Greetings all, I have been approached by two of my students to put together a literary magazine for the school. I have no idea how to do th…

Started by Keia P.

6 Dec. 27, 2009
Reply by Amy Cody
Meredith S

How do you organize your books & when do you let them go?

Boxing Day has me thinking about boxes and organization. I know the holiday's about a different kind of boxes, but anyway... My books have…

Started by Meredith S

9 Dec. 27, 2009
Reply by Meredith S
Heather Mason

Plagiarism in Middle School (and High School, but We Hope They've Learned By Then)

I know this post applies to high school as well, but it seems that HS teachers take a harder stance on these things. What do you do when a…

Started by Heather Mason

21 Dec. 24, 2009
Reply by Rhonena Hoyet
Carol Sanders

Race to the Top

What do you all think of the RTTT initiative? What is being said in your district about it? Our principal talked to us a few days ago about…

Started by Carol Sanders

10 Dec. 24, 2009
Reply by Michael Umphrey
Jack

MIT Vocab Contest Announcement

HELLO FRIENDS AT ENGLISH COMPANION!!! Once again, we are running VOCAB CONTESTS GALORE at Brainyflix.com courtesy of the good people at MI…

Started by Jack

7 Dec. 23, 2009
Reply by Jack
Steve Booton

Help! - I'm to teach Milton's Paradise Lost as part of my pre-student teaching practium

I could use some ideas on presenting The Fall of Satan from Paradise Lost by John Milton. My instinct tells me that I may want to propose,…

Started by Steve Booton

11 Dec. 23, 2009
Reply by Joseph Scotese
Maria Stasavage

Summer Opportunities (for English Teachers)

It's that time of year when the snow is high and the days are short, and I find myself fantasizing, "What will I do this summer?" Not to me…

Started by Maria Stasavage

6 Dec. 23, 2009
Reply by Jackie Regales

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Ryan Rish Inviting my pre-service teachers @OSU to join Bill Kist's ECN book club as part of our class, Laboratory Experiences in English Education.
13 minutes ago
Thank you so much everyone! I definitely have a better feel for how essential questions work. I've been able to brainstorm a few and included a few here. Feel free to tell me if I am way off base. What does it mean to be an “Outsider”? What makes…
13 minutes ago
Judith-- One opportunity is Teen Ink (http://www.teenink.com). This is a publication for teens only, ages 13-19, to submit and publish their work. The one draw back I found is that once accepted, Teen Ink keeps all rights to the work. This means ki…
24 minutes ago
Bill, You have it wrong. I didn't say the theory has not had wide influence. I never said anything like that. I agree that it has had wide influence. What I said was I've never heard of teachers labeling themselves as constructivists or nonconstruct…
29 minutes ago
Alan Sitomer added a blog post
The Ugly Truth is that my number one goal for my students right now has to be to raise their 2010 standardized test scores. I find it disturbing, off-base, heart-wrenching, and almost something shameful to admit. However, NCLB has my entire school'…
31 minutes ago
Kathy added a discussion
I am in search of a novel set during the Great Depression/Dust Bowl era. It will be used in a 10th grade history class; most of the students are struggling readers. The teacher would like to stay away from the "big name classics." He wants something…
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Yay Doug! He was one of my teachers in pre-teaching grad school (itp.nyu.edu), and I'm a huge fan of his work. Thanks for posting this, Frank. I'm really excited to see what these guys have come up with this time.
44 minutes ago
Judith Newman added a discussion to the group Teaching Writing
I am looking for opportunities for high school students to publish their writing. I am in VT. We are part of the NWP and can certainly offer that to our students. I know about the Mountain Review, but I would really appreciate other venues where stu…
45 minutes ago
Oh, a marvelous poem, Carol -- by one of my favorite poets. In graduate school far back in the 60's, I took a creative writing class from Bly at the University of Kansas, and have never forgotten it. Thanks for the connection.
51 minutes ago
I actually do have a plan (I also have a yearly book filled with objectives). I just can't say I have a detailed plan. I found it easier to plan for 90 minute block lessons than the 45 minutes we have at this school which makes me feel like I am in…
56 minutes ago
Oh I do! I just had a tutorial with a final year student, who thank me for introducing her to philosophy. It's just that the rest of it sucks up so much time.
2 hours ago
Andy, The fact that you have not heard of it doesn't mean the theory has not had a wide influence. Nearly every school of education in America now promotes "constructivist" ideas, and it is why many of our student teachers are not receiving some of…
2 hours ago
How about this for a poetic connection to your posting, Hamilton? Gratitude to Old Teachers by Robert Bly When we stride or stroll across the frozen lake, We place our feet where they have never been. We walk upon the unwalked. But we are uneasy.…
2 hours ago
I really think that PDFs kick SOOO much butt compared to .mobi Kindle Books or any other text with DRMs.
3 hours ago
... and xboxes can make lovely computers if you know how to hack them. But that's also illegal. ;) My husband has a bebook, which will read PDFs and some other formats... I don't know if it does text files or not.
3 hours ago

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