Learning Space: Think, Believe, Share
Students are beginning to work on This I Believe essays. In this image, students have paired up with a partner from across the room to discuss the strengths/writing strategies of […]
Additional Publishing Opportunity for Students (Emerging Writers)
We will see the performance American PowerТ Т in late February, and this is a submission opportunity for unpublished writers to submit creative writing that deals with the subject of fracking. It’s […]
“Extended Looking” – Close Observation of a Text
In our recent classroom visits, we talked about how art can document history, place, the evolution of culture or community. New York City, as with many US cities, is in […]
Need Ideas, We’ve Got ‘Em
50 Ways to Teach With Current Events is a mega idea list compiled by the New York Times to engage students in literacy and writing using current events. The news […]
“If the environment is imaginative, the writing will likely follow suit.”
Quote by Dave Eggers, Founder of 826 National
Found Poetry: Chiseling Creatively
After a tip from Gary Liebesman, we discovered Srikanth Reddy, an assistant professor of English and visiting University of Chicago poet. After experiencing a drought of inspiration subsequent to the […]
“Schools are only a piece of an ecosystem of learning”
Connected Learning: Relevance, the 4th R “Connected learning” seeks to look in and around the school to leverage opportunities to learn. Schools and other such learning environments need only look […]
Teachers, for Students: 2013 Nation Student Writing Contest
Please pass along to students who might be interested… This year, Student Nation, a division of The Nation magazine is looking for original, thoughtful, provocative student voices to answer this […]
National Poetry Month: Useful Resources for Teachers and Students
Here is an article from Edutopia highlighting resources for celebrating poetry this month or any time. image: via poets.org
StoryCorps wants your lesson plans, educators!
April is Celebrate Diversity Month and StoryCorps is looking for help to create lesson plans about culture, diversity, and identity based on their animations produced by their team. The animation […]
“Shakespeare Uncovered” on PBS offers other resource for 12th Night
Shakespeare Uncovered: The ComediesТ was a great reason to be inside on a snowy Friday night. Joely Richardson is the host with a look atТ Twelfth NightТ andТ As YouТ Like It.Т Richardson interviews her mother, […]
What do learning and freestyle rap have in common?
Yes, I am a lover of hip hop (mostly old school), and in working with and observing some of your students, I’ve come across quite a few of them who […]
Louder than a Bomb Reflection
Thank you to the Wexner Center, Dionne, and William, for the unique, impactful experience on Tuesday. The film Louder than a BombТ can easily stand alone as an inspirational experience, but […]
How long should a paragraph be? (Inquiring young minds want to know)
That is the question isn’t it? In our conversations earlier this year and in the student pre-questionaire, this question came up over and over again. How much do I have […]
The Pages Program (Wexner Center for the Arts) 