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I like Tom Morris's model of success very much as it has a philosophical foundation to it and transcends most of the self-help models that seem a bit more rosy colored.

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Very interesting and timely article, important even, about writing in the new era that features insights from Stanford's Andrea Lundsford discussing findings from her longitudinal study of writing and why we have cause for hope.

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Excellent essay about programs like Accelerated Reader and the "management of reading" in an era of accountability.

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Awesome collection of Twitter users who tweet about teaching writing and issues related to writing.

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Interesting site devoted to accessible "e-social" research on Facebook from many perspectives. Looks worth following, watching what they study.

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Excellent site for English teachers who want to incorporate some creative fiction either for reading or writing. Have kids write their own three-minute stories.

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This is an inspired letter to the editor Conroy wrote in response to an effort to ban Beach Music. Keep it close; read it often. Food for your English teacher soul.

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New "science of learning" shows initial, useful results teachers can use daily in designing and delivering instruction.

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Excellent summary with useful headers of the latest key ideas from brain research and how they apply to classroom instruction.

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John Seely Brown is a remarkable thinker. His book The Social Life of Information and his article "Growing Up DIgital" are the result of deep and patient thought about society, education, human nature. This is his homepage that brings together in one place his work, his ideas. Highly recommended reading: 'Growing Up Digital."

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We hear this term "New Literacies" often lately but seem to get a range of explanations about what it is, what it means. Here members of NCTE's New Literacies Research group, the people who are defining this field for most of us, answer the core questions. Excellent summary of the field at this timeli

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Einstein said "an idea should be as simple as possible but not simpler." These NY ELA standards are the result of long deep thought by some of the best minds in the field, those who understand the complexity of a real classroom.

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Sleek interactive site about media in society. Here is their description: ADText is authored by Professor William M. O'Barr, Ph.D. Professor O'Barr (mack@duke.edu) is a cultural anthropologist who specializes in advertising and its relation to society, culture and history. He is author of Culture and the Ad: Exploring Otherness in the World of Advertising (1994). He is also founding editor of the online journal, Advertising & Society Review.

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Google brings in a remarkable range of speakers and authors to its workplace, all of which are broadcast through Authors@Google. These are like TED Talks but not all fall into those same categories.

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This is the main page for the American Library Association which has a variety of info about literary and, of course, libraries.

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The "Top 25" Web sites foster the qualities of innovation, creativity, active participation, and collaboration. They are free, Web-based sites that are user friendly and encourage a community of learners to explore and discover.
* Organizing and Managing
* Content Collaboration
* Curriculum Sharing
* Media Sharing
* Virtual Environments
* Social Networking and Communication

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Useful digest of current educational issues, reports, trends from Scholastic. Intended audience if administrators but is good for all.

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