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ten grrl

American Life Histories: Manuscripts from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936 - 1940 - 0 views

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    These life histories were compiled by the staff of the Folklore Project of the Federal Writers' Project for the U.S. Works Progress (later Work Projects) Administration (WPA) from 1936-1940. The histories describe the informant's family education, income, occupation, political views, religion and mores, medical needs, diet and miscellaneous observations. Pseudonyms are often substituted for individuals and places named in the narrative texts.
andrew bendelow

The Wikiness - 10 views

  • it seems clear that Project-based learning (PBL) groups—I'm thinking literature circles--should be an excellent vehicle for their learning in a large classroom (next year 30+ sizes)
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    Who the Millennials are, and how Gen-X English teachers might best work with them
Adam Babcock

American Diversity Project - 4 views

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    Annually, the American Diversity Project poses a theme to be interpreted by a select group of visionaries. Their interpretations and creative work provide a view of contemporary issues in American society. The project culminates in a gathering of the participants in a region related to the given theme.
ten grrl

From the Home Front and the Front Lines (American Treasures Exhibition, Library of Congress) - 0 views

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    This exhibition consists of original materials and oral histories drawn from the Veterans History Project collections at the Library of Congress. With an emphasis on World War I (1914-1918), World War II (1939-1945), the Korean War (1950-1953), the Vietnam War (1965-1975), and the Persian Gulf War (1991), the Veterans History Project, by act of Congress, collects and preserves the experiences of America's war veterans and those who supported them.
anonymous

Poetry Out Loud - 0 views

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    National Recitation Project for how to set up and run your own poetry out loud project in class or for the competition. Different than a slam: students choose existing poems by recognized poets and perform it through oral recitation. Go to the site and ch
Adam Babcock

Collaborative Online Diagram Software - Try it Free | Creately - 6 views

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    Creately is a visual collaboration platform used by project teams to communicate more effectively. With Creately's easy to use interface and Shared Projects, everyone on your design, development and business teams can collaborate on software designs, wireframes, business & strategy diagrams easily.
Leslie Healey

Phil Zimbardo and the Heroic Imagination Project: TED - 13 views

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    great project to implement with kids: can match it with British LIt theme of the hero
Leslie Healey

SONNET ILLUMINATION project - 16 views

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    just finished this with AP juniors and Honors Brit Lit Students: great project for poetry reading skills. they wrote an in class explication about their sonnet after. will memorize and recite their sonnet as well next year.  They rocked it! we are ready for the Romantics now.
ten grrl

Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938 - 0 views

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    more than 2,300 first-person accounts of slavery and 500 black-and-white photographs of former slaves. These narratives were collected in the 1930s as part of the Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and assembled and microfilmed in 1941 as the seventeen-volume Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves.
Patrick Higgins

New Mexico Media Literacy Project | nmmlp.org | HOME - 0 views

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    New Mexico's project to promote media literacy. Some fantastic resources here.
anonymous

The MY HERO Project - 1 views

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    An excellent resource for Hero Project my freshman do.
ten grrl

Teaching Writing - Resource Topics - National Writing Project - 1 views

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    Sorted collection of links to resources on teaching writing from the National Writing Project.
Dennis OConnor

NWP Works! - ...making the case for the National Writing Project - 1 views

  • The time to advocate for NWP is now! We need all teachers and site leaders to call their two senators on Monday, November 29. Please ask them to VOTE NO on Coburn amendment #4697 to S. 510 that would ban all congressionally directed spending in FY2011, FY2012 and FY2013. We expect a vote to be held on this amendment on Monday, November 29, 2010. Read about what's at stake: "Earmark Ban Would Result in Catastrophic Cuts for Children" (Huffington Post)
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    The possibility of the National Writing Project being killed by the Senate makes me physically ill.  Follow up on this article, call your senator. Stop the destruction of a national educational resource that we cannot let die.
Dennis OConnor

My New Teaching Partner? Using the Grammar Checker in Writing Instruction - National Writing Project - 13 views

  • Summary: Reva Potter, a teacher-consultant with the Dakota Writing Project, and colleague Dorothy Fuller report on an action research project which concludes that Grammar Check instruction combined with direct instruction from the teacher can result in significant improvement in student understanding of key grammar concepts.
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    Technology and grammar...
Karen LaBonte

GEC Project Database - 6 views

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    Database of teachers seeking classrooms to match-up with to share collaboration of projects
Jenny Gilbert

Awesome Highlighter :Highlight and share in education ~ Educational Technology - 13 views

  • There are several ways educators can use Awesome Highlighter , here are some suggestions : Teachers can use it to show students the important parts of a lesson Teachers share links of Highlighted text of relevant interest with students to save them time Students can use it to share referencing quotes between each other They can also use it to gather information for research and classroom project
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    "There are several ways educators can use Awesome Highlighter , here are some suggestions : * Teachers can use it to show students the important parts of a lesson * Teachers share links of Highlighted text of relevant interest with students to save them time * Students can use it to share referencing quotes between each other * They can also use it to gather information for research and classroom project"
Jo Hawke

From the Trenches: A Lesson Plan - To Kill a Mockingbird - 15 views

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    Six project options to serve as final assessment for novel study. Focuses especially on Civil Rights Movement, prejudice, and legal system.
GoEd Online

Free eBooks for Teachers - Classic Novels - 13 views

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    Download free eBook versions of 37 literary classics like Romeo and Juliet, The Scarlet Letter, Jane Eyre and more! Each eBook download comes as an easy-to-use PDF file that can be printed or projected on your interactive whiteboard.
Berylaube 00

Visuals for Foreign Language Instruction - 1 views

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    This site contains hundreds of visual aids (illustrations) that can be used to support instructional tasks such as describing objects and people (i.e., teaching vocabulary) or describing entire events and situations (i.e., teaching grammar). Illustrations pour l'enseignement des langues étrangères"Ce site contient des centaines de supports visuels (illustrations) qui peuvent être utilisés pour supporter les tâches pédagogiques tels que des objets qui décrivent et des personnes (c.-à-enseignement du vocabulaire) ou décrivant des événements et des situations entières (c.-à-enseignement de la grammaire)."Plus de 400 dessins au trait, consultables et consultable, libres d'utiliser à des fins éducatives, repéré par Larry Ferlazzo. The illustrations were created as part of the Visuals for Developing Communication Skills in Foreign Language Classes project, initated by Paul Toth, former Director of the Less-Commonly-Taught Languages Center.
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