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David Brooks on how schools are misunderstanding boys. some interesting observations from a non-teacher

Chicago Shakespeare Theater has printable handbooks for many of Shakespeare's plays. "Each of our entirely original teacher handbooks includes active, engaging teaching activities, 400 years of critical thinking, synopses, and much more. Teaching activities-all aligned with the Common Core State Standards-are designed to draw upon some of the same practices and techniques that actors use in the rehearsal process to break open Shakespeare's challenging language."

"Google announced that they would be rolling-out the new version of the document editor to all users over the next couple of weeks. The new version includes real-time updates (no more refreshing to see what your collaborators have written), chatting with collaborators within your documents, margin settings, and floating images."

Good unit plan on Homer's Iliad done by a student teacher for a portfolio. Some good handouts and questions.

Excellent site for English teachers who want to incorporate some creative fiction either for reading or writing. Have kids write their own three-minute stories.

Larry Ferlazzo offers tips on the most effective use of those last few minutes of class time.

New "science of learning" shows initial, useful results teachers can use daily in designing and delivering instruction.

Frank McCourt's 2002 essay on teaching creative writing.

A great article by the late Frank McCourt about teaching creative writing and learning alongside his students.

Teachers as guides to move students beyond the social piece to forming a learning community.

So important to consider the role of brain-based instruction and such faculties as creativity and imagination at this point. This USA Today article sums up some of those issues and concerns and names the books, especially Pink's Whole New Mind, that teachers need to know about and incorporate the ideas of into their teaching.

Excellent article from Teachers College Review. Here is passage from abstract that captures the focus: "But what exactly is "teaching thinking"? Do the many theories and programs of teaching thinking speak of the same "thinking," "good thinking," and "teaching thinking"? I claim here that there is actually not one approach to "teaching thinking" but three-three approaches to teaching thinking that compete with each other for control of the field. A conceptual mapping of the approaches to teaching thinking will, I hope, enable further theoretical development of this field and its more effective application in teaching."

Flash tool that steps a teacher through the questions that determine whether the use of a text is fair use for educational purposes.

Best single resource I've found for info on Latino students in education.

The most inclusive, complete resource I have found for information related to Latino and Hispanic students. Abundant data, reports, findings with important implications for teachers and schools.