Enhanced English Teacher

I recently read Playing with Plays: Romeo and Juliet for Kids.  As a 9th grade English teacher, this little book will definitely become a gem in my collection of engaging resources.  First of all, the book is broken down into three mini-plays based on available actors: 6-11 actors, 9-13 actors, and 14-18 actors.  Group sizes [...]

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I recently read The Digital Writing Workshop by Troy Hicks.   This is the book that every English teacher in America should be reading.  Troy Hicks takes the traditional writer’s workshop, introduced by well-known educators, such as, Donald Graves and Nancie Atwell, and reinvents it to include the all important digital element.
On page 5, Hicks discusses [...]

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I recently applied for the December 9, 2009 Google Teacher Academy, and as part of the process I made a 60 second video to convince Google to pick me.  Thank you to my 1st block students and to Tait Shrum, our district’s Technology Director, for participating in this video.

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