Teachers Teaching Teachers, on Twitter: Q. and A. on 'Edchats' - NYTimes.com - 8 views
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Rick Beach on 01 Oct 11NYTimes article on Edchat Twitter groups to share and acquire information, for example, #Engchat
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Teaching 'The Great Gatsby' With The New York Times - NYTimes.com - 16 views
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The New York Times' collection of resources for teaching F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby.
Reader Idea | Trees and Transcendentalists - NYTimes.com - 7 views
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Great lesson plan to coordinate Tu B'Shevat, Arbor Day, environmentalism, and American poetry. Kudos, Kathleen Harsy.
Q&A: Customizing Word Keyboard Shortcuts - NYTimes.com - 0 views
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includes links to microsoft and an online tutorial, a list of default kybd shortcuts etc. Useful
The Most Comma Mistakes - NYTimes.com - 27 views
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Can't wait to read this!
Tech Tips For Teachers: Free, Easy and Useful Creation Tools - The Learning Network Blo... - 11 views
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Ryan Goble, who often coaches teachers in what he calls the "mindful" use of technology, has written today's guest post on user-friendly tools that enable the creation of student projects.
The Way We Live Now - I Tweet, Therefore I Am - NYTimes.com - 0 views
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Article of the Week - New York Times piece on identity and social networking.
10 Ways to Promote Writing For an Authentic Audience - The Learning Network Blog - NYTi... - 7 views
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Participating in an online discussion on events and issues in the news not only gives students a forum, but it also helps them build critical thinking, writing and news literacy skills and provides an opportunity to write for an authentic audience.
Generation B - Father and Daughter Bond by Years of Reading - NYTimes.com - 2 views
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This father and daughter made reading together at night a mission.
10 Ways to Celebrate Banned Books Week With The New York Times - NYTimes.com - 6 views
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Held annually during the last week of September, Banned Books Week highlights the benefits of intellectual freedom and draws attention to the harms of censorship by spotlighting actual or attempted banning of books across the United States, including books commonly taught in secondary schools. Here are ideas for celebrating Banned Books Week -- with your students, your children and anyone who believes in having "the freedom to read."
For Teachers, Middle School Is Test of Wills - 0 views
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The most difficult high school students often drop out or skip class, while middle school teachers tend to face a full house. "Problematic kids in high school don't come to school anymore, but in middle school they still show up," said Barry M. Fein, the principal of Seth Low.
Opinion | The Boys Are Not All Right - 0 views
I Used to Insist I Didn't Get Angry. Not Anymore. - 0 views
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Decidedly longform - find a way to abbreviate and possibly translate / close read.