Dec
26
2012
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Ring in the New Year by Remembering the Good

The weekend after Sandy Hook (see my brief thoughts here) I began thinking of ways to access the topic in different and more effective methods for my classes.  They had left on that Friday not knowing what had happened.  Of ...
Sep
23
2012
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New Shakespeare Collaborative Project: Anyone Interested?

Rarely do I hit up my readers for help, but I'm looking for classrooms to participate in, what I believe to be, a cool interdisciplinary Project Based Learning opportunity that combines Shakespeare and the digital era. I was talking to Nina ...
Sep
01
2012
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Middle School Classroom Management Tip: Collaboration and Fluid Grouping Trick

Here's a little fluid grouping trick I've written about in the past.  I thought it might be fun to just record something to make it a little more tangible.  The basic thought is that you can insert a little content ...
Aug
01
2012
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Edutopia Post: How Can We Make Assessments Meaningful?

My most recent post for Edutopia focuses on Meaningful Assessments.  I'm currently working on that chapter for my new book, and it's been on the brain as of late. In this post, I talk about using the 4Cs (Creativity, Critical-Thinking, Collaboration, ...
Apr
24
2012
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40 Strategies for Teaching ELD Students

I love the teachers in my Language Arts department.  Ever since I became department chair, they have been willing to go on so many curricular adventures with me.  If I ask to try a collaborative website, they are game.  If ...
Feb
29
2012
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The Common Core Tabloid: Truth vs. Hearsay

So much is hearsay right now about the Common Core, it feels like the educational system has become a tabloid in their interpretation of what does not even exist yet.  In fact, from this level of speculation has sprouted a ...
Feb
14
2012
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CATE keynote: Project Based Writing

I recently presented at the CATE conference to a great audience of enthusiastic teachers.  CATE, the California Association of Teachers of English, is a great organization with an amazingly supportive group whose heart beats with the love of the Writing ...
Jan
18
2012
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Teaching Beyond the Bell

In celebration of The California Writing Project and Digital Learning Day, I was asked to write a post on some of what I'm doing with technology in the classroom.   So I decided to write about what I'm actually doing ...
Jan
09
2012
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Tweenteacher Class on Project Based Writing

Hey all, Guess what?  I'm going to be facilitating a class for Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach's Powerful Learning Practice.  The six-week course is on Project Based Writing, a strategic way to bring in authentic assessments and meaningful learning into any Language Arts program, ...
Dec
19
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Edutopia Post: Trying Something New in Your Classroom for 30 Days

I've just recently posted a new article on my Edutopia blog, one that challenges teachers to try something new in their classroom for 30 days. As many of my readers know, my students are currently working on their Advocacy/Memoir ...
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