In order to teach the conditional verb tense and the use of vivid imagery, I asked my ELL students to design and redesign spaces. A few students thought about ways to turn phone booths into relaxation centers or podcasting booths.
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Out of My Mind?
Sometimes as teachers, factors in our lives converge to provide a valuable epiphany about what we really need.
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Tripping Over the Bar
For all of our conversation about critical thinking and higher level skills, we certainly spend much of our time preparing students for lower level skill assessments. If this is the case, just how low is the bar for those top performers?
Read MoreA Hijacked Hashtag and Student Voice
On an edgy Friday night, as I prepared to plan lessons and update my data, I created an e-card stating, "I became a teacher so that kids can pass standardized tests," said no teacher ever. I tweeted it out with
Read MoreThe Weight
The reality of day ten leaves a heavy weight. A feeling I have not felt before. To help you better understand let me take you back to that day. Driving home from work, I received a phone call from the
Read MoreIs This Good?
I'm not exactly sure when it happens, but at some point in many of our educational journeys we lose the ability to judge our own work. We can no longer look at what we've produced and decide whether it's good
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