Best content in HC English Department

Writing Center - CHSN English Department - 2 views

sites.google.com/...writing-center

writing WritingCenter CHSN

shared by Cathy Stutzman on 02 Feb 11 - No Cached

Cathy Stutzman on 02 Feb 11

This is the site for a student-staffed writing center at Clarkstown High School in NY. It began as a teacher-staffed center, but it became too burdensome for teachers alone to help the high volume of kids, so they brought in peer tutors. Now it is almost entirely student run. Now there is at least one teacher in the center at lunch and after school, but he or she works as a mentor to the student tutors.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This is the site for a student-staffed writing center at Clarkstown High School in NY. It began as a teacher-staffed center, but it became too burdensome for teachers alone to help the high volume of kids, so they brought in peer tutors. Now it is almost entirely student run. Now there is at least one teacher in the center at lunch and after school, but he or she works as a mentor to the student tutors. </div>

...

Cancel

BTR | Shows & Blogs - 0 views

m.blogtalkradio.com/profile.aspx

writing WritingCenter NWP

shared by Cathy Stutzman on 02 Feb 11 - No Cached

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)
...

Cancel

Cathy Stutzman on 02 Feb 11

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.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">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.</div>

...

Cancel

Contemporary Student Life - 3 views

www.theatlantic.com/...70372

shared by Jeremy Long on 30 Jan 11 - No Cached

Jeremy Long on 30 Jan 11

John Tierney reveals some interesting--albeit grim--aspects of the contemporary college world. He then makes some connections to what is revealed of high school student life in the film Race to the Top to that of college world.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">John Tierney reveals some interesting--albeit grim--aspects of the contemporary college world. He then makes some connections to what is revealed of high school student life in the film Race to the Top to that of college world.</div>

...

Cancel

Reader Idea | Grammar Clubs - NYTimes.com - 1 views

learning.blogs.nytimes.com/...reader-idea-grammar-clubs

shared by Tom McHale on 26 Jan 11 - No Cached

Tom McHale on 26 Jan 11

Using The New York Times to show students how the rules of grammar can be bent - and as models for their own writing.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Using The New York Times to show students how the rules of grammar can be bent - and as models for their own writing.</div>

...

Cancel

Education Week: Investing in Teachers as Learners - 0 views

www.edweek.org/...17richardson.h30.html

inquiry

shared by Brendan McIsaac on 25 Jan 11 - No Cached

Brendan McIsaac on 25 Jan 11

Will discusses the shift to teachers as lead learners and schools as cultures of inquiry.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Will discusses the shift to teachers as lead learners and schools as cultures of inquiry.</div>

...

Cancel

Two spaces after a period: Why you should never, ever do it. - By Farhad Manjoo - Slate... - 2 views

www.slate.com/2281146

shared by Tom McHale on 21 Jan 11 - No Cached

Tom McHale on 21 Jan 11

Can I let you in on a secret? Typing two spaces after a period is totally, completely, utterly, and inarguably wrong. And yet people who use two spaces are everywhere, their ugly error crossing every social boundary of class, education, and taste.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Can I let you in on a secret? Typing two spaces after a period is totally, completely, utterly, and inarguably wrong. And yet people who use two spaces are everywhere, their ugly error crossing every social boundary of class, education, and taste.</div>

...

Cancel

NAS - The National Association of Scholars :: Articles and Archives The Twilight Genera... - 0 views

www.nas.org/polArticles.cfm

reading

shared by Tom McHale on 17 Jan 11 - No Cached

Tom McHale on 17 Jan 11

A newly released study by the Association of Literary Scholars, Critics, and Writers (ALSCW) strongly suggests that two factors-a fragmented English curriculum and a neglect of close reading-may explain why the reading skills of American high school students have shown little or no improvement in several decades despite substantial increases in funds for elementary and secondary education by federal and state governments. Three major findings: (1) The content of the literature and reading curriculum for students in standard or honors courses is no longer traditional or uniform in any consistent way. (2) The works teachers assign generally do not increase in difficulty from grade 9 to grade 11. (3) Teachers do not favor close, analytical readings of assigned works. T

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A newly released study by the Association of Literary Scholars, Critics, and Writers (ALSCW) strongly suggests that two factors-a fragmented English curriculum and a neglect of close reading-may explain why the reading skills of American high school students have shown little or no improvement in several decades despite substantial increases in funds for elementary and secondary education by federal and state governments. Three major findings: (1) The content of the literature and reading curriculum for students in standard or honors courses is no longer traditional or uniform in any consistent way. (2) The works teachers assign generally do not increase in difficulty from grade 9 to grade 11. (3) Teachers do not favor close, analytical readings of assigned works. T </div>

...

Cancel

The Age of the Essay - 0 views

www.paulgraham.com/essay.html

writing essays

shared by Tom McHale on 17 Jan 11 - Cached

Tom McHale on 17 Jan 11

An interesting post about how real essays are nothing like the 5-paragraph essay we learned in school

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">An interesting post about how real essays are nothing like the 5-paragraph essay we learned in school</div>

...

Cancel

Lists of Ten, by subject - 0 views

www.tengrrl.com/index.shtml

writing teaching resources

shared by Tom McHale on 17 Jan 11 - Cached

Tom McHale on 17 Jan 11

A English teachers's lists of ten. Some great materials and resources.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A English teachers's lists of ten. Some great materials and resources.</div>

...

Cancel

NOT Waiting for Superman : Articles/Superhero School Reform Heading Your Way - 0 views

www.notwaitingforsuperman.org/...20101129-karpnj

reform charters

shared by Brendan McIsaac on 12 Jan 11 - No Cached

Brendan McIsaac on 12 Jan 11

A critique of charter systems and their interests

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A critique of charter systems and their interests</div>

...

Cancel

Former 'No Child Left Behind' Advocate Turns Critic : NPR - 0 views

www.npr.org/...story.php

reform testing

shared by Brendan McIsaac on 12 Jan 11 - Cached

Brendan McIsaac on 12 Jan 11

why NCLB and snactions/choice do not work

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">why NCLB and snactions/choice do not work</div>

...

Cancel

Battling the "Bad Teacher" Bogeyman - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher - 0 views

blogs.edweek.org/...ing_the_bad_teacher_bogey.html

testing reform

shared by Brendan McIsaac on 12 Jan 11 - No Cached

Brendan McIsaac on 12 Jan 11

The challenge educators face in policymakers and corporatists

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The challenge educators face in policymakers and corporatists</div>

...

Cancel

The Best Kept Secret About Private Schools - Walt Gardner's Reality Check - Education Week - 0 views

blogs.edweek.org/...ret_about_private_schools.html

testing reform

shared by Brendan McIsaac on 12 Jan 11 - No Cached

Brendan McIsaac on 12 Jan 11

How private schools post strong test scores.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">How private schools post strong test scores.</div>

...

Cancel

Education Week: School Achievement: Let's Not Worry Too Much About Shanghai - 0 views

www.edweek.org/...15fong.h30.html

testing reform

shared by Brendan McIsaac on 12 Jan 11 - No Cached

Brendan McIsaac on 12 Jan 11

Interesting information about the testing culture our politicians and education corpratists use to critique our "failing" system.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Interesting information about the testing culture our politicians and education corpratists use to critique our "failing" system.</div>

...

Cancel

Doing it Differently: Tips for Teaching Vocabulary | Edutopia - 2 views

208.69.169.142/...on-teaching-tips-rebecca-alber

vocabulary

shared by Tom McHale on 20 Dec 10 - No Cached

Tom McHale on 20 Dec 10

The truth is, and the research shows, students need multiple and various exposures to a word before they fully understand that word and can apply it. They need also to learn words in context, not stand alone lists that come and go each week. Of course the way we learn words in context, or implicitly, is by reading, then reading some more.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The truth is, and the research shows, students need multiple and various exposures to a word before they fully understand that word and can apply it. They need also to learn words in context, not stand alone lists that come and go each week. Of course the way we learn words in context, or implicitly, is by reading, then reading some more.</div>

...

Cancel

The Future of Reading and Writing is Collaborative | Spotlight on Digital Media and Lea... - 2 views

spotlight.macfound.org/...g-and-writing-is-collaborative

writing reading web2.0 copyright

shared by Cathy Stutzman on 12 Dec 10 - No Cached

Cathy Stutzman on 12 Dec 10

Interesting thoughts on collaboration, copyright, and web-based writing. Also, the links to "popular stories" all look interesting!

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Interesting thoughts on collaboration, copyright, and web-based writing. Also, the links to "popular stories" all look interesting!</div>

...

Cancel

American Passages - A Literary Survey - 2 views

www.learner.org/...index.html

American literature teaching resources

shared by Tom McHale on 06 Dec 10 - Cached

Tom McHale on 06 Dec 10

American Passages: A Literary Survey provides professional development and classroom materials to enhance the study of American Literature in its cultural context. It is organized into 16 Units; each exploring canonical and re-discovered texts, and presenting the material through an Instructor Guide, a 30-minute documentary video series, literary texts and an integrated Study Guide

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">American Passages: A Literary Survey provides professional development and classroom materials to enhance the study of American Literature in its cultural context. It is organized into 16 Units; each exploring canonical and re-discovered texts, and presenting the material through an Instructor Guide, a 30-minute documentary video series, literary texts and an integrated Study Guide</div>

...

Cancel

How Investigative Journalism Is Prospering in the Age of Social Media - 1 views

mashable.com/...tigative-journalism-social-web

journalism socialmedia writing

shared by Cathy Stutzman on 27 Nov 10 - No Cached

Cathy Stutzman on 27 Nov 10

Discusses "distributed reporting" through social media.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Discusses "distributed reporting" through social media.</div>

...

Cancel

The Stotsky Study of High School Literature - English Companion Ning - 2 views

englishcompanion.ning.com/...the-stotsky-study-of-high

shared by Tom McHale on 01 Nov 10 - No Cached

Tom McHale on 01 Nov 10

Sandra Stotsky just released a report on the state of literature instruction (amount, difficulty, titles, etc.) in grades 9-11. Click here to read the report; click here to read a summary and others' responses on the Core Knowledge site. The report was written for the Association of Literary Scholars, Critics, and Writers. Here are her key findings and details from the report's Executive Summary:

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Sandra Stotsky just released a report on the state of literature instruction (amount, difficulty, titles, etc.) in grades 9-11. Click here to read the report; click here to read a summary and others' responses on the Core Knowledge site. The report was written for the Association of Literary Scholars, Critics, and Writers. Here are her key findings and details from the report's Executive Summary: </div>

...

Cancel

The (merely) Demanding Question - 0 views

questioning.org/...demanding.html

shared by Tom McHale on 26 Oct 10 - Cached

Tom McHale on 26 Oct 10

What are the traits of an essential question? The question probes a matter of considerable importance. The question requires movement beyond understanding and studying - some kind of action or resolve - pointing toward the settlement of a challenge, the making of a choice or the forming of a decision. The question cannot be answered by a quick and simple "yes" or "no" answer. The question probably endures, shifts and evolves with time and changing conditions - offering a moving target in some respects. The question may be unanswerable in the ultimate sense. The question may frustrate the researcher, may prove arid rather than fertile and may evade the quest for clarity and understanding.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">What are the traits of an essential question? The question probes a matter of considerable importance. The question requires movement beyond understanding and studying - some kind of action or resolve - pointing toward the settlement of a challenge, the making of a choice or the forming of a decision. The question cannot be answered by a quick and simple "yes" or "no" answer. The question probably endures, shifts and evolves with time and changing conditions - offering a moving target in some respects. The question may be unanswerable in the ultimate sense. The question may frustrate the researcher, may prove arid rather than fertile and may evade the quest for clarity and understanding.</div>

...

Cancel

HC English Department

Writing Center - CHSN English Department - 2 views

BTR | Shows & Blogs - 0 views

Contemporary Student Life - 3 views

Reader Idea | Grammar Clubs - NYTimes.com - 1 views

Education Week: Investing in Teachers as Learners - 0 views

Two spaces after a period: Why you should never, ever do it. - By Farhad Manjoo - Slate... - 2 views

NAS - The National Association of Scholars :: Articles and Archives The Twilight Genera... - 0 views

The Age of the Essay - 0 views

Lists of Ten, by subject - 0 views

NOT Waiting for Superman : Articles/Superhero School Reform Heading Your Way - 0 views

Former 'No Child Left Behind' Advocate Turns Critic : NPR - 0 views

Battling the "Bad Teacher" Bogeyman - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher - 0 views

The Best Kept Secret About Private Schools - Walt Gardner's Reality Check - Education Week - 0 views

Education Week: School Achievement: Let's Not Worry Too Much About Shanghai - 0 views

Doing it Differently: Tips for Teaching Vocabulary | Edutopia - 2 views

The Future of Reading and Writing is Collaborative | Spotlight on Digital Media and Lea... - 2 views

American Passages - A Literary Survey - 2 views

How Investigative Journalism Is Prospering in the Age of Social Media - 1 views

The Stotsky Study of High School Literature - English Companion Ning - 2 views

The (merely) Demanding Question - 0 views

View AllMost Active Members

View AllTop 10 Tags