Where do social action, art, music, technology, media, pop culture, and most importantly, student needs intersect?
via q2l.org Quest to Learn or Q2L is a New York City school centered on learning how we create, innovate, renovate, appreciate, and collaborate in the systems of today's world. Using digital media...
One of the greatest advantages of being a Writing Project teacher is being exposed to learning frameworks that are innovative, research-based, and highly engaging. At this year's NWP Annual Meeting in Orlando, I attended a fantastic session entitled, Taking Gaming to the Next Level, facilitated by Paul Allison and Grace Raffaele from the New York City Writing Project as well as Barry Joseph from Global Kids. They are working on creating game-based curriculum. It got me so excited. It made so much sense. I wanted...
via donorschoose.org Yippppeeee!!! My kids get their classroom library, and I am so excited to have such wonderful books to share with them. I think this could really help them fall in love with reading. Thank you so much Townsend Press, Ms. Arlene Colbert, and Anonymous Donor! You all really let my students know that their education is important to you. That could make all the difference.
Help my students fall in love with reading. Please donate to help me get high-interest books for our classroom library. My students, who are mostly English Language Learners and mostly free or reduced lunch, told me they need to read more at home, but they don't have any books, money, or time to purchase them or go the library. I asked what I could do to help. They suggested I get some of the books that I tell them about and have them available for them to check out. They want to read a book on their own every six...
With the release of "Waiting for Superman" and NBC's "Education Nation" weeklong focus on educational reform, there has been much important exploration of education reform in the United States. I am all for it. It just so happens that former First Lady, Laura Bush will be visiting North Dallas High School to announce the George W. Bush Institute's educational leadership initiative. The Institute will be launching a program for educational leaders that concentrates on educational reform. Bush has generously offered...
Many of my colleagues still don’t get me. They don’t understand the degree to which I find writing essential. They don’t realize how much I love my students to write. They think I’m talking about some fairytale land where if I had the time, the right students, the curriculum, then and only then is when I would be taking my students through an inquiry cycle and a writing process as a community. WRONG!! I was eager to include “This I Believe” in my classroom. It had been so powerful with English teachers in...
Check this out. I know this has been out for a while, but it sent chills down my spine. Imagine comparing different locations in this Google experience.http://thewildernessdowntown.com