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03 Sep 09

Author and Illustrator Blogs 

If you are a teacher of literature and writing, this list is for you. Think of all the possibilities for students here.

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The Future of Reading - ‘Reading Workshop’ Approach Lets Students Pick the Books - Series - NYTimes.com

Excellent read. Look for the quote from the author of the Dumbest Generation.

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  • Even some previously staunch advocates of a rigid core curriculum have moderated their views. “I actually used to be a real hard-line, great-books, high-culture kind of person who would want to stick to Dickens,” said Mark Bauerlein, professor of English at Emory University and the author of “The Dumbest Generation: How the Digital Age Stupefies Young Americans and Jeopardizes Our Future.” But now, in the age of Game Boys and Facebook, “I think if they read a lot of Conan novels or Hardy Boys or Harry Potter or whatever, that’s good,” he said. “We just need to preserve book habits among the kids as much as we possibly can.”
    • Holy hell. I love this guy. As much as I grew to love the classics, to a point, this validates so much of what I thought as a teacher. Just get them to be book-lovers. The rest is easy. - on 2009-08-31
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15 Jul 09

30 Ideas for Teaching Writing - National Writing Project

Outstanding ideas for Langauge arts teachers

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  • Erin (Pirnot) Ciccone, teacher-consultant with the Pennsylvania
    Writing and Literature Project    ,
    found a way to make more productive the "Monday morning gab fest"
    she used as a warm-up with her fifth grade students. She conceived of "Headline
    News." As students entered the classroom on Monday mornings, they wrote
    personal headlines about their weekends and posted them on the bulletin board.
    A headline might read "Fifth-Grader Stranded at Movie Theatre" or
    "Girl Takes on Responsibility as Mother's Helper."
    • This is a fantastic idea. Why not use what they did on the weekends to promote writing that matters to them. The headline styles would also lead to some comical responses, especially as you rise in grade leve. - on 2009-07-15
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30 Jun 09

Technology Literacy & GIS Mapping

I think this has some great implications for teaching geography.

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21 May 09

Mosaic Listserve Tools

Excellent resources for helping students discuss what they read. Perfect for teachers struggling to get conversation around literature started.

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The Media Literacy Clearinghouse

Frank Baker's Media LIteracy site. Full of amazing links and resources for teachers and students. I plan to use this for a couple of classes at both the middle and high schools.

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