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Contents contributed and discussions participated by Patrick Higgins

Patrick Higgins

WritingFix: Writing Across the Curriculum Resources and Ideas for Teachers - 0 views

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    Good stuff found here.
Patrick Higgins

Weblogg-ed » Engaging Writing in the Classroom - 0 views

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    Great post pointing to the rationale behind getting students to blog
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    Some more blog fodder
Patrick Higgins

iCue > Welcome - 0 views

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    Great site to help students understand the election process. Requires a subscription, but the gaming aspect of it makes it fun.
Patrick Higgins

HotChalk - Connecting Teachers, Student and Parents - Featuring NBC News Global Studies... - 0 views

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    NBC partnership with schools. Worth taking a look at.
Patrick Higgins

WritingFix: Making R.A.F.T. Writing Prompts for Science Class - 0 views

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    Easy way to create RAFTS
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    Simple way to create RAFT's.
Patrick Higgins

DBQ Questions - 0 views

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    list of DBQ's by grade level and some resources for helping students make sense of documents.
Patrick Higgins

iCue > Welcome - 0 views

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    I am interested in this for connections, but I have concerns about the privacy policy and the use of our students' information for marketing purposes.
Patrick Higgins

Landmarks Class Blogmeister - 0 views

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    Classroom specific blogs that are password protected. Great tool for those who want to be a part of it.
Patrick Higgins

ReadWriteThink: Web Resources - 0 views

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    great list of resources
Patrick Higgins

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    These types of things always helped me plan; it's useful to see the possible outcomes laid out in front of you when you are planning.
Patrick Higgins

Tools for Reading, Writing, & Thinking - 0 views

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    this one rocks. tons of graphic organizers for us to play with.
Patrick Higgins

Lulu.com - Self Publishing - Free - 0 views

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Patrick Higgins

American Masters . The Database . Music | PBS - 0 views

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    Famous American artists
Patrick Higgins

American Folklore: Famous American folktales, tall tales, myths and legends, ghost stor... - 0 views

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    Folklore site that can be used for students to model from.
Patrick Higgins

ReadWriteThink - All Lessons - 0 views

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    short list of lessons via readwritethink. Some work for us others don't.
Patrick Higgins

ReadWriteThink: Grades 6 to 8 Activities: Learning Beyond the Classroom - 0 views

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    ReadWriteThink has some outstanding resources for using writing to establish the thinking process
Patrick Higgins

Writing across the Curriculum - Resource Topics - National Writing Project - 0 views

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    Some of these are very pertinent to what we are doing and show the amazing diversity of what we can accomplish.
Patrick Higgins

Writing in the Middle Grades, 6-8 - 0 views

  • Students possess knowledge about written language and a variety of forms of writing; quality instruction reflects students’ experience and knowledge.
  • Writing is a social activity; writing instruction should be embedded in social contexts. Students can take responsibility in shaping the classroom structures that facilitate their work.
  • Writing is effectively used as a tool for thinking and learning throughout the curriculum.
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  • Assessment that both benefits individual writers and their teachers’ instructional planning is embedded within curricular experiences and represented by collections of key pieces of writing created over time.
  • Authors and teachers who write can offer valuable insights to students by mentoring them into process and making their own writing processes more visible.
  • Technology provides writers the opportunity to create and present writing in new and increasingly flexible ways, particularly in combination with other media.
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