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Books on-line - 1 views

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    This site offers thousands of books through the ages on-line. You can take pieces of all fiction and non-fiction and use them in your classes in various ways.
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new haven review : New Haven Review - 1 views

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    A list of 20+ non-fiction writers under 40. There is a bio for each with a brief discussion of his or her work.
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Logical punctuation: Should we start placing commas outside quotation marks? - By Ben Y... - 1 views

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    For at least two centuries, it has been standard practice in the United States to place commas and periods inside of quotation marks. This rule still holds for professionally edited prose: what you'll find in Slate, the New York Times, the Washington Post-almost any place adhering to Modern Language Association (MLA) or AP guidelines. But in copy-editor-free zones-the Web and emails, student papers, business memos-with increasing frequency, commas and periods find themselves on the outside of quotation marks, looking in. A punctuation paradigm is shifting.
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    I've always placed punctuation marks (commas, periods) outside of the quotes for anything other than dialogue, feeling like I was breaking the rules (which says that they should be inside). It's nice to know that I was just punctuating in the "British" way!
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A Brief and Wondrous Writing Contest! | Figment Blog - 1 views

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    A contest sponsored by the National Writing Project that focuses on narrative voice. It provides resources for developing voice.
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Writing Instruction - 1 views

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    Here are some great handouts for writing instruction!
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Slate Magazine - 1 views

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    Referenced in Katie Wood Ray's book Study Driven, Slate Magazine's website is here.
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High School & Middle School Writing Centers - 1 views

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    A collection of resources about high school writing centers as well as links to their pages. 
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Lesson Plan: Updating Orwell's '1984' - NYTimes.com - 1 views

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    Great lesson plan for media lit or for those teaching 1984.
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MediaShift . Why Every Student Should Learn Journalism Skills | PBS - 1 views

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    How do we make schools more relevant to students? Teach them the skills they need in the real world, with tools they use every day. That's exactly what Esther Wojcicki, a teacher of English and journalism at Palo Alto High School in Palo Alto, Calif., is attempting to do with the recent launch of the website 21STcenturyli
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BTR | Shows & Blogs - 0 views

  • Teachers and writers together: A look at student-staffed writing centers Join us for the first of two programs where we take a look inside student-staffed writing centers from schools around the country. We’ll hear about what makes a writing center work and visit with guests -- including students -- who will ... 60 Min  10/28/2010   listen: play   comments (0)
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    The first program on the list, "Teachers and writers together: A look at student-staffed writing centers" is a great resource for peer tutoring from the National Writing Project. Offers suggestions and strategies for bringing students onto the staff at our writing center. Also shares benefits for peer tutors.
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Education Week: School Achievement: Let's Not Worry Too Much About Shanghai - 0 views

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    Interesting information about the testing culture our politicians and education corpratists use to critique our "failing" system.
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The Age of the Essay - 0 views

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    An interesting post about how real essays are nothing like the 5-paragraph essay we learned in school
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The Best Kept Secret About Private Schools - Walt Gardner's Reality Check - Education Week - 0 views

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    How private schools post strong test scores.
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Battling the "Bad Teacher" Bogeyman - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher - 0 views

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    The challenge educators face in policymakers and corporatists
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Lists of Ten, by subject - 0 views

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    A English teachers's lists of ten.  Some great materials and resources.
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Former 'No Child Left Behind' Advocate Turns Critic : NPR - 0 views

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    why NCLB and snactions/choice do not work
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NOT Waiting for Superman : Articles/Superhero School Reform Heading Your Way - 0 views

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    A critique of charter systems and their interests
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Education Week: Investing in Teachers as Learners - 0 views

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    Will discusses the shift to teachers as lead learners and schools as cultures of inquiry.
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writingisthinking - home - 0 views

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    Wiki from Jeremy and Dan's Writing is Thinking ETTC course.
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Life Lessons Learned: The National Teachers Initiative : NPR - 0 views

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    StoryCorps is honing in on lessons about learning with a new project for the academic year, called the National Teachers Initiative. It'll feature conversations with teachers across the country - teachers talking to each other, students interviewing the teachers who changed their lives, and more. "I think there is no higher calling than being a public school teacher in this country," StoryCorps founder Dave Isay tells Weekend Edition Sunday host Audie Cornish. "Teachers are feeling under attack and underappreciated," Isay says. "We want to do our part over the next year to turn that around."
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