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Teacher Dashboard would definitely be needed by high school teachers! Organizing tool for Google Apps

You just have to ask why a teacher would do this????

Hold the dates -- more info to come! EC Ning 2011 Summer Webstitute Title: Reading Classic and Young Adult Literature with Students This Webstitute emerges from the passionate interest of English Language Arts folks in reading texts of all kinds. All too often, it seems the we see classic and YA lit as mutually exclusive, even going so far as to position one as being "better" than the other, educationally, culturally, and sometimes even morally. In this Webstitute, we are bringing together accomplished teachers, writers, and scholars to explore the best of each world, as well as areas where they blend to create a rich learning environment. Dates: July 11 & 12, 4-7 pm EST Place: Elluminate, EC Ning, etc. Really supportive and helpful community of English educators. They will welcome you with open arms and good ideas. Note "New Teachers" Group.

Damon was raised by a teacher! She did well.

Some new tools . . .

Burned In: Fueling the Fire to Teach by Friedman and Reynolds English Ning Summer Book Club Really supportive community of English teachers! Not to soon to become a member!

Google Apps for Education -- benefits for teachers and students

the truth about Accelerated Reader's effectiveness -- or not

lots of blogs including 21 classes

Good resource for learning of books for younger children plus you can join with the librarian and other teachers to create projects.

Possible picture books for English teachers to teach wth?

Beautiful picture book by Barbara Cooney. About a teacher would worked to make the world more beautiful.

First grade teachers share ideas

Benefits of students self-assessing is they learn how to meet the standards and develop self-efficacy -- oh, and save the teacher time ;-)

My takeaways: Taking Reader Response/Transactional full circle and readers reflect on why they respond as they do Big Three for teachers boldly venturing beyond textbook

More on the teacher read-aloud issue

My takeaways -- 1. Meta Reader Response -- take a RR activity full-circle by having students reflect on their response -- why they think/feel this way 2. Creative teachers capitalize on their personalities 3. Problematic Perspective + RAFT Mashup 4. Big Three of teaching with text but not textbooks -- know your students; Know your material; Know the end result (how to assess.

Note that the Daring Librarian suggests beginning with a wiki for ease in creating a presence on the Web. Great idea for class website. "I turned to The Daring Librarian for insights and had the opportunity to interview her alter ego, Gwyneth Anne Jones, one of the Library Journal's Movers & Shakers of 2011. Gwyneth works as teacher-librarian in Laurel, Maryland, and serves on the ISTE Board of Directors. Widely recognized in the Web 2.0 circuit, Gwyneth is known for her outgoing presence and professional generosity. She calls herself an "enthusiastic champion of transliteracy, creative commons, open source, shameless sharing" and "fearless fighter of filters!""

Teachers shouldn't suffer from a "lack of imagination in creating new possibility."

I was sharing A Whole New Mind and thought of how important this book by Dan Pink could be for teachers, too