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FSU English Education

31 members Latest Activity: 7 hours ago A group on the English Companion Ning for FSU students currently in the English Education program at Florida State University.
Teaching Texts

1271 members Latest Activity: 2 hours ago This group exists to share resources, strategies, and curriculum related to specific texts you must teach.

Testing and Assessment

171 members Latest Activity: Dec 4 Use this group to share ideas about testing and assessment, to ask for examples of tests others create, to offer alternative ways of assessing student…
Teaching Shakespeare

235 members Latest Activity: Dec 6 Share resources, ideas, materials---or ask questions related to teaching Shakespeare.

Teaching Writing

1058 members Latest Activity: 15 hours ago A place to share strategies and resources or ask questions related to teaching writing in middle and high school.
Teaching with Technology

899 members Latest Activity: 4 hours ago Share resources, solutions, questions, and concerns about teaching English using the variety of technological tools available.

World Literature

81 members Latest Activity: Dec 3 Cannon works as well as contemporary and young adult with a variety of genres including fiction, non-fiction, memoir, drama, poetry and informational
AP Lit and Language

513 members Latest Activity: 2 minutes ago Ask questions, share resources, offer solutions, help each other out.

ECN Book Group: Write Beside Them

131 members Latest Activity: 1 hour ago Site for upcoming ECN Book Club hosted by Penny Kittle who will lead the discussion of her book "Write Beside Them."
New Teachers

449 members Latest Activity: 15 hours ago A place for preservice and new teachers to ask questions, let off steam, tell stories, celebrate.

Adolescent Literature

489 members Latest Activity: 4 hours ago A place to discuss Adolescent Literature. From teaching ideas to current readings
Writing Portfolios

105 members Latest Activity: Dec 2 This group will discuss best practices related to the use of portfolios. Share strategies, handouts, recommended readings, and other helpful ideas.

College Freshman Composition

63 members Latest Activity: Dec 4 We discuss issues involved with college writing courses in high school and college settings.
Literature Circles

260 members Latest Activity: Nov 30 A group for teachers who are using Literature Circles in their English/Language Arts classes.Image credit: Image: 'Avenue of trees' www.flickr.com/ph…

Using Blogs and Wikis in the English Classroom

526 members Latest Activity: 4 minutes ago For English/Language Arts teachers who are using blogs and wikis in their teaching. Image credit: Image: 'Web 2.0 Workshop Sneak Preview: What is+RS…
Literacy Coaches

75 members Latest Activity: Nov 26 Literacy coaches can meet here to ask questions, share resources, make recommendations, and help each other.

Philosophy and Literature

30 members Latest Activity: Nov 26 Inspired by the Philosophy and Literature Initiative at Stanford and the growing need for discussion of Big Ideas in the NCLB era
Writing Prompts & Assignments

60 members Latest Activity: Dec 2 Here you will find writing prompts and assignments related to specific units, texts, or assignments to adapt or adopt.

Undergraduate Literature Teaching

6 members Latest Activity: Dec 5 This is a group for those who are teaching undergraduate literature courses or who want tips on teaching particular literary works at the college leve…
Project Based Learning (PBL)

140 members Latest Activity: Dec 6 Share your experiences with project based learning in the English classroom and ask your questions here!

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Ginny Byrne replied to Philip Terman's discussion 'Books for contemporary world novel class'

Check out Joe Sacco's graphic novels: Palestine or Footnotes in Gaza.

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1 hour ago

Scott C 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

Devon, I just came across EtherPad a couple of days ago and I think it has some great potential. You don't need an account or any login/sign-on, etc. It will save the writing to come back to later. You can export it in many formats (inclusing PDF,...

1 hour ago

Crystal H replied to Court Allam's discussion 'Canterbury Tales Assessment ideas?' in the group Teaching Texts

I have them list the pilgrims in order of Chaucer's respect for them. We read the entire Prologue, but you could probably do it with just the ones you've covered. They have to explain their list with support from the poem. It turns out there reall...

1 hour ago

Amelia Cockerham 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

Hi Scott, I am a graduate student (interning at a Middle School) - I just recently this semester became familiar with moodle - now that I know how to use it, I really like it. Actually a lot better than blackboard. I never actually thought of it b...

1 hour ago

Grady Bryan replied to Penny Kittle's discussion 'Week 3: How can we make workshop work?' in the group ECN Book Group: Write Beside Them

What amazed me most watching the workshop was how the students worked but also how Penny was not "managing" the class. I know that establishing the expectations is key. I am not too effective in that yet. In conferences, I find that I become foc...

1 hour ago

Grady Bryan replied to Penny Kittle's discussion 'Week 3: How can we make workshop work?' in the group ECN Book Group: Write Beside Them

Last year I taught British Lit and attempted to incorporate more writing workshop. This year I am teaching an AP Literature Course that covers the same broad, expansive canon -- not to mention all of the side texts and research that will make the ...

1 hour ago

Tamas Lorincz commented on Eli Steier's blog post 'Swastika'

Great post, thanks. I think a very important step would be to dis-associate the symbol with antisemitism. For hundreds of millions of Hindus the swastika is a sacred symbol of luck. This is an ancient mosaic I photographed in Beyt Mere, Lebanon....

1 hour ago

Mindi Rench replied to Penny Kittle's discussion 'Week 3: How can we make workshop work?' in the group ECN Book Group: Write Beside Them

I gained quite a bit of insight on conferring after reading Carl Anderson's book How's It Going. I structure my conferences with my jr. high kids much like the ones in his book - half the time the kids are talking about their work as writers and h...

1 hour ago

Kim Bowen replied to Stacey Kerr's discussion 'Help me spend Title I Professional Development funds!'

You can also call NCTE and talk with Sharon Roth about PD opportunities that would complement Pathways. Pathways is a great resource, but sometimes a kickstart really helps. Maybe a speaker related to that program would be a good idea.

2 hours ago

Mary Ellen Woehlcke replied to Neelam Damani's discussion 'Fist, Stick, Knife, Gun by Geoffrey Canada' in the group Teaching Texts

How did this go?

2 hours ago

Jonathan Siegal commented on Alan Sitomer's blog post 'Is there such a thing as a "bad kid"?'

The necessary question that seems to come from this is whether or not all bad kids can be reached, and if not, does labeling them as bad kids make it easier for those students to be neglected and dismissed. We seem comfortable labeling good kids ...

2 hours ago

Penny Kittle replied to Stacey Kerr's discussion 'Help me spend Title I Professional Development funds!'

I'd visit Heinemann's site and bring in a seminar or a speaker. You can target a need and if you do a seminar, everyone who attends gets the books that accompany it... so many good choices. ;)

2 hours ago

Jonathan Siegal commented on Eli Steier's blog post 'Swastika'

It seems that many students don't attribute any more significance to anti-Semitism than they might to calling someone fat, ugly, stupid, or whathaveyou. There was one particular student that I had that professed to agree entirely with Hitler's id...

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Csanders replied to Frank W. Baker's discussion 'In what ways does teaching with/about film promote higher order thinking skills?' in the group Teaching Media and Film

I sometimes have my students write a film review. The thesis is "(director's name)'s film does a ____ job of portraying (author's name)'s novel." They examine any three elements: acting, settings, sound, lighting, plot, and theme. They must justif...

3 hours ago

Jennifer DeFrates added a discussion to the group Teaching Texts

Assessment

I know this is a dirty word and we all have our own ideas about how to assess student learning. I was wondering if anyone has a Julius Caesar test that uses brief passages and asks the students to pull information from those passages to answer mul...

3 hours ago

Rebecca replied to Frank W. Baker's discussion 'In what ways does teaching with/about film promote higher order thinking skills?' in the group Teaching Media and Film

How do you tie Huck Finn to Casablanca?

3 hours ago

Stacy Nockowitz replied to Teresa's discussion 'Music and music links needed for unit on Holocaust'

I would use European music from the 30's and 40's. Modern music sets a weird tone with this topic. I've taught the Holocaust, Anne Frank's diary, WWII many times, and if you want the right mood, use music from that era. That would be my suggestion!

4 hours ago

PappaG replied to Wendy Tarbox's discussion 'Using Computer Based Reading Assessment Programs: Yes or No?' in the group Teaching with Technology

As to comprehension, Jamestown Reading Navigator allows for a complex approach to reading that other programs sometimes do not capture. They also do progress monitoring. I like the program also because it can connect with in-class readings and tex...

4 hours ago

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