NCTE: Reading Identity
Miller discovers reading rock stars and NCTE.
It’s a Ning Thing
In a session on engaging students in online literary responses, there were some interesting discussion points about the use of blogs for fostering literary interpretations (ie, students read To Kill a Mockingbird while writing personal blogs about their social world)....
Comings and Goings – Two weeks of Co-teaching Coaching and Training
Co-teaching Seminars This Week Here in St. Louis (Clayton, actually). Checked in, shuttle driver took me to Whole foods - did groceries, going to polish my co-teaching presentation before bed. Tomorrow St. Louis, Tuesday: Springfield, MO, Wed: Kansas City, MO, Thurs: Minneapolis, MN, and Friday, FAR [...]
Resource for Working with Visual or Hearing Impaired Students
Linda Lamirande of ESC 16 in Amarillo, Texas, told us about the Described and Captioned Media Program, or DCMP. The program calls itself "a unique educational accessible media resource serving the United States and its territories." They provide a collection of free-loan accessible media, guidelines [...]
Dropout Prevention Strategies
In the current economic environment, dropout rates tend to rise and we, as teachers, struggle to find ways help our students succeed. The issue of students dropping out of school continues to be a problem for schools, society, and our students. A practice guide is available from the Institute for Ed [...]