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andrew bendelow

Starting the Fire: Motivating Readers - National Writing Project - 10 views

www.nwp.org/...497

readers english literature constructivist vygotsky wilhelm action strategies tools teaching

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  • andrew bendelow on 02 Feb 10
     
    Enacting literature with students to motivate reading Wilhelm describes action strategies
  • andrew bendelow on 02 Feb 10
     
    Using "action strategies" invigorates the English class
Dana Huff

resources20 [licensed for non-commercial use only] / FrontPage - 10 views

resources20.pbworks.com/FrontPage

english resources web2.0 tools education technology

shared by Dana Huff on 14 Mar 10 - Cached
  • Dana Huff on 14 Mar 10
     
    A wiki of Web-based resources made with English teachers in mind.
Devon Adams

Googledocsdocs.pdf (application/pdf Object) - 11 views

www.willard.k12.mo.us/...Googledocsdocs.pdf

Google Docs

shared by Devon Adams on 16 Mar 10 - No Cached
  • Devon Adams on 16 Mar 10
     
    Really nice CC Google Docs handout packet with clear, simple screen shots.
Melody Velasco

How To Use An Apostrophe - The Oatmeal - 20 views

theoatmeal.com/apostrophe

apostrophe grammar english literacy writing rule punctuation

shared by Melody Velasco on 27 Mar 10 - Cached
  • Melody Velasco on 27 Mar 10
     
    Interesting visual to explain the appropriate usage of the apostrophe.
Susan Payne

Word Generation - Developing Academic Language - 9 views

wordgeneration.org/moves.html

discussion questioning talk_moves

shared by Susan Payne on 05 Apr 10 - Cached
  • Susan Payne on 05 Apr 10
     
    Effective techniques for engaging students in discussion and teaching them strategies to use independently.
Karen LaBonte

Dillon School District Info Literacy Resources for Teachers - 12 views

www.dillon2.k12.sc.us/...searchtools.asp

information_literacy 21stcenturyskills information fluency

shared by Karen LaBonte on 26 Apr 10 - Cached
  • Karen LaBonte on 26 Apr 10
     
    Search tools, hoax web sites, search engines, etc. EXCELLENT
meenoo rami

Symbaloo - start simple - 14 views

www.symbaloo.com/us

web2.0 startpage portal search homepage searchengine browser web

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  • meenoo rami on 22 May 10
     
    link this to wall wisher - a way to introduce topics
Dana Huff

Dante's Fourfold Method: The Interpretation of Symbol and Allegory - 12 views

www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/...%5Cteacher_20100908_0712_2.doc

reading analysis english literature

shared by Dana Huff on 06 Feb 11 - No Cached
  • Dana Huff on 06 Feb 11
     
    Word document that explains Dante's fourfold method of interpretation. Via Jim Burke
Dana Huff

Qwiki - 12 views

www.qwiki.com

qwiki web2.0 search tools web wiki

shared by Dana Huff on 29 Jan 11 - No Cached
  • Dana Huff on 29 Jan 11
     
    Qwiki allows users to learn more about a variety of topics through multimedia and storytelling. Users can also contribute content to make Qwiki even better.
  • Leslie Healey on 30 Jan 11
     
    already used this as I introduced my research project last week, in between snowflakes. Great reception!
Dana Huff

Google Apps Marketplace - Digication e-Portfolio - 13 views

www.google.com/...viewListing

google apps digication portfolio portfolios

shared by Dana Huff on 29 Jan 11 - No Cached
  • Dana Huff on 29 Jan 11
     
    With Digication, students can easily publish their work online. A Digication e-Portfolio can be created in less than 5 minutes. Instead of spending time building and managing complex websites, students (and their teachers!) can focus on learning and reflection.
Adam Babcock

"Monster" analysis by Shmoop - 12 views

www.shmoop.com/kanye-monster

music hiphop

shared by Adam Babcock on 18 Mar 11 - No Cached
  • Keith Schoch on 19 Mar 11
     
    I'm all for using pop culture references in teaching, and I did read what Shmoop had to say on this particular video, but would you really feel comfortable sharing this video in class and having a discourse on it? I'm a Jay-Z fan and a hip hop lover from its earliest days, but this video and song are reprehensible on so many levels. With so much else that we can "source" for instruction, why this? Please help me understand. And don't say it's a gangsta thang.
  • Adam Babcock on 20 Mar 11
     
    To answer your first question about showing the music video: absolutely not. Why this? I'm still struggling with it. We're in an age where we are entertained by self destruction. Kanye (unfortunately, because I was a fan of his earlier work) is definitely becoming one of the monster / Charlie Sheen / Jersey Shore / reality TV burnouts. And yet, there is an audience for it... When I first skimmed the analysis, I thought I'd go back to see if Schmoop was established enough to have a worthy application of Freud to Kanye. Alas, I was mistaken. I haven't become a fan of Schmoop; they've got some work to do. I'm sorry I misplaced my "under investigation" tag in ECN's collection.
Adam Babcock

The Failure of American Schools - Magazine - The Atlantic - 3 views

www.theatlantic.com/...8497

education politics

shared by Adam Babcock on 01 Jun 11 - No Cached
  • recalcitrant
  • From 1960 to 1980, our supply of college graduates increased at almost 4 percent a year; since then, the increase has been about half as fast. The net effect is that we’re rapidly moving toward two Americas—a wealthy elite, and an increasingly large underclass that lacks the skills to succeed.
  • in education, despite massive increases in expenditure, we don’t see improved results
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  • That leads too many people to suspect that poverty is destiny, that schools can make only a small difference, and that therefore we’re unable to fix this problem, regardless of its seriousness. So why try?
  • That Kafkaesque outcome demonstrates precisely the way the system is run: for the adults. The school system doesn’t want to change, because it serves the needs of the adult stakeholders quite well, both politically and financially.
  • “Listen, they’re trying to get rid of a principal in my district who runs a Democratic club for us. If you protect him, you’ll never have a problem with me.” This kind of encounter was not rare.
  • President Obama was on to something in 2008 when he said: “The single most important factor in determining [student] achievement is not the color of [students’] skin or where they come from. It’s not who their parents are or how much money they have. It’s who their teacher is.” Yet, rather than create a system that attracts and rewards excellent teachers—and that imposes consequences for ineffective or lazy ones—we treat all teachers as if they were identical widgets and their performance didn’t matter.
  • The result: too few effective math and science teachers in high-poverty schools.
  • Many have candidly told me they are burned out, but they can’t afford to leave until their pension fully vests. So they go through the motions until they can retire with the total package.
  • And why give all teachers making $80,000, or more, a 10 percent raise? They’re not going to leave, since they’re close to vesting their lifetime pensions. By contrast, increasing starting salaries by $8,000 (rather than $4,000) would help attract and retain better new teachers.
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