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Activities that Promote Discussion - 12 views

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A great collection of links on discussion activities for the English classroom.

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Exploring Genres - 12 views

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Carol Dweck's Attitude-The Chronicle of Higher Education - 14 views

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Trouble with Shakespeare? Try it on The iPad. « Shakespeare In Bits - Blog - 12 views

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If this is the future of studying a Shakespeare play, sign me up.

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Letters About Literature and More - Contests - Read.gov - 12 views

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Annual contest: write a letter to the author of a poem or book that changed your life. Great writing assignment.

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Your Brain on Computers - Attached to Technology and Paying a Price - NYTimes.com - 14 views

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Digitally Speaking / Blogging - 14 views

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The Importance of Student Journals and How to Respond Efficiently | Edutopia - 12 views

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Burdened by expanding curriculum and multiplying high-stakes assessment requirements, some of my respected colleagues might be forgiven for not integrating student journals into their courses. The most common objection: "Who has time?"
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Jim Burke: Organizing Curriculum Around Big Questions - 12 views

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Jim Burke shares how a question-driven classroom engages adolescents of the digital age inside schoo... How big questions engage and motivate students who have grown up digitally
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English teacher Jim Burke's short podcast on a big issue: How big questions engage and motivate students who have grown up digitally

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How to Talk about Books You Haven't Read by Pierre Bayard - Powell's Books - 12 views

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I do not know whether to laugh or cry. Author obviously is a dedicated reader but non readers will not even get the joke!

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Education Week: The Misuse of Professional Development - 12 views

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"The Misuse of Professional Development" suggests that professional development must focus on learner outcomes.

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21st Century Literacy - 12 views

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Teaching digital literacy, information literacy, citizenship literacy via journalism lessons and resources for 7-12 grade students. I like the combination of writing journalism with the deep thinking skills needed for information fluency.

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Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the ... - Google Books - 12 views

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This is a great book for any writing teacher. I bought my copy in 86 when it first came out. Here it is on Google books. Support Natalie Goldberg's work. Buy a copy!

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The false connotations inside "digital natives". » Alan Lawrence Sitomer - 12 views

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my students arrive in my class as juniors with only spotty digital fluency. I have a rep for being "hard" because we try new things...is this what I can expect from "digital natives" ????

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Strategies for online reading comprehension - 14 views

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The Shakespeare film canon - Film Salon - Salon.com - 12 views

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Leslie Healey on 11 Dec 10

great list: what they missed is included in the comments. Only ten plays, but still, a good start on a complete list

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