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Syllabus, overview, and a variety of links from teacher Mary Filak.

Lesson plans for K-12 English/Language Arts teachers

this looks good - check it out tomorrow

his is vocabulary material for 131 novels or short stories. Vocabulary words listed for each literary selection appear in the selection and are on The Shakespeare List . Tests and exercises are included for each selection. Anytime a teacher has students r

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.

Great source of info, data, reports, and resources re: writing

Affiliated with the College Board, this site houses many reports of interest to ELA teachers.

Important site for ELA teachers as we work to redefine and clarify our discipline in light of changing demands from the world of work. NCTE is partnering with P21 to create an ELA framework. Many states have begun to adopt and adapt the P21 standards to t

comprehensive site for character and ethics education at Santa Clara University. Abundant instructional resources for teachers.

Excellent teacher website

Run by Todd Finley: (Mostly Edtech) Resources for English Education Professors & English Teachers. Extensive site; blog.

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."

Important, essential blog for English teachers

Good, updated blog for English teachers