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Code-switching: Insights and Strategies for teaching Standard English in dialectally ... - 0 views

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    This is a working paper by Rebecca Wheeler (n.d.). This paper shows some of Wheeler's work on code-switching in the classroom, and includes analysis and teaching strategies.
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Students at risk for academic failure: learning to learn classes - 0 views

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    By Claire E. Weinstein, published in Handbook of College Teaching: Theory and Applications, ed. by Keith W. Prichard, R. Mclaran Sawyer. Greenwood Press, 1994. This is an excerpt of Weinstein's article. Her basic premise is that developmental ed students often must learn how to learn. Full chapter can be purchased from this link. The book might be available in your college library, or via interlibrary loan.
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The real ebonics debate : power, language, and the education of African-American children - 0 views

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    By Theresa Perry and Lisa D. Delpit. Beacon Press, 1998.
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Flipping the switch: code-switching from text speak to Standard English - 0 views

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    By Kristen Hawley Turner. English Journal, vol 98 (5), 2009, pp. 60-65. Rather than looking at African-American English (as many of our other code_switching resources do), Turner looks at how texting has affected students' writing and how teachers can employ code-switching to help.
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Guide to grammar and writing - 0 views

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    Published by Capital Community College, Hartford, CT. Various resources to help students learn more about grammar and writing.
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Urban dictionary - 0 views

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    This website collects user-contributed definitions of today's slang.
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Writing matters - 0 views

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    A sub-site of Teaching Matters, Writing Matters provides writing curricula, interactive technology, and professional development targeted at upper elementary and middle school level. There is a related product, TeXT which facilitates publishing of student e-zines.
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Creative Commons - 0 views

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    "A nonprofit organization that increases sharing and improves collaboration." Creative Commons recommended license is one of the standards for content that is freely shared online. The idea of open educational content has implications for teachers, students, publishers, colleges/universities, etc.
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Little brother - 0 views

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    Novel by Cory Doctrow. Published by Tor Teen, 2008. This book has been published both in print (see WorldCat or Amazon to find a copy) and for free, online (at this link) under Creative Commons license. This is tagged with technology; online texts provide new opportunities for teachers and students.
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Google Docs - 0 views

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    Google offers a collaborative writing tool (similar to MS Word), with JEC uses with her writing students in order to manage the draft-edit-revision process.
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Code-switching in Chicano theater : power, identity and style in three plays ... - 0 views

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    by Carla Jonsson. Published Umeå : Institutionen för moderna språk, Umeå universitet, 2005. The idea of code-switching is often attributed to the writings of Chicana Cherrie Moraga.
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A Sourcebook for Basic Writing Teachers - 0 views

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    An important compilation of articles about contexts, theories, and practices for the teaching of basic writing.
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Lives on the Boundary: The Struggles and Achievements of America's Underprepared - 0 views

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    Mike Rose's important and sensitive analysis of the struggles of underprepared students, including his own struggles, is eye-opening and moving.
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Literacy: A Critical Sourcebook - 0 views

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    An important collection of essays on literacy. Includes James Gee, Lisa Delpit, Glynda Hull, and Deborah Brandt among many others.
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VARK learning styles questionnaire - 0 views

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    This is a free questionnaire of approximately 20 questions that enables users to quickly assess their learning style.
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LASSI - Background - 0 views

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    LASSI is an inventory of learning and study strategies, and measures students' strengths and weaknesses in terms of strategic learning. Developed by Claire E. Weinstein, Ann C. Schulte, and David R. Palmer at the University of Texas, Austin.
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A writer teaches writing - 0 views

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    By Donald M. Murray, 1985. A prominent writing teacher who advocates writing teachers conferencing with their students.
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Conference teaching: a response to Donald M. Murray - 0 views

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    By John Paul Athanasourelis, published in Teaching English in the two-year college, v33(4), pp. 407-409, May 2006. This article responds to Murray's ideas about conferencing with students in "A writer teaches writing."
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Tegrity - 0 views

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    Lecture capture software
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Screencast.com - 0 views

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    Site where you can post videos, screencasts, etc. to make them publicly available or share with other users.
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