Where English teachers go to help each other
-
Heather Fowler
- Female
- United States
- Share
- Blog Posts
- Discussions
- Events
- Groups (12)
- Photos
- Photo Albums
- Videos
Heather Fowler's Groups
-
Teaching Reading
567 members
-
ECN Book Club: Readicide
310 members
-
Creative Writing
148 members
-
Book Group! What Are You…
328 members
-
Teaching the Research Pa…
153 members
Heather Fowler's Page
Latest Activity
I just got around to reading this thread, and I'm curious about your reading on M,W,F: Do they read for 30 minutes? If so, doesn't that take up a huge amount of your weekly time with the kids?
Gallagher's Readicide will definitely give you some great information and ideas for how to implement it. Plus the National Endowment for the Arts published a study a few years back called To Read or Not to Read. I can't remember whether there's data…
I read Nancie Atwell's, The Reading Zone - it's based more on middle school, but I apply lots of her ideas/techniques in my 9th grade class. She has a chapter on high school in the book.
I use SSR with 9th graders and they love it. I conference wit…
While I do not have any data to share, the school where I teach (an American school overseas) we have 20 minutes set aside every other day during a seminar/study period built into the schedule. We are on a rotating block schedule, so this takes plac…
I agree with Heather. Add in Malcolm Gladwell's Outliers research... 10,000 hours to become truly talented at something... how many of those hours can we make happen K-12 to create readers?
SSR is VERY effective in the high school classroom. I use reading logs to figure out how fast they are reading, if they are taking the book home, and if they are always bringing the book in. I have always used an "acceptable book/author" list in the…
Don't forget Reading Researcher and ECN member, Stephen Krashen. I have found this author (The Power of Reading) to be most accessible in answering inquiries. Please share what you find either here or in another discussion thread. I think my school…
Also, Kelly Gallagher's Readicide has some good information. His reference list would be a good place to start looking for research.
Profile Information
- Where do you work?
- West Seneca Central School District
- What are you reading?
- Little Brother by Cory Doctrow
- How do you define your role/work?
- I inspire.
Comment Wall (2 comments)
- At 6:15am on February 25, 2009,
Angela said… - Hi Heather! It's so good to see you here--I'm sorry my reply is delayed here. I never got a message in my gmail account and haven't been keeping up here well this month. How are your lit circles groups working : ) ??
- At 8:43am on February 4, 2009,
Gary Anderson said… - Heather--Welcome to the ning! I hope you find ideas and support galore in here! That Erin Gruwell book is inspirational.
About
Latest Activity
I really like "Out of the Dust" by Karen Hesse. It is short and I think very accessible for struggling students. It won the Newberry Medal. Not only did it help me understand what the big deal was about the duststorms of the time, I thought it told…
And what about the fact that often writers don't know what their thesis is until they begin reflecting in writing about a subject or occurrence? Happens to me all the time.
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…
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…
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…
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'…
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…
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.
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…
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.
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…
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.
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…
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.…
Badge
© 2010 Created by Jim Burke on Ning. Create a Ning Network!
