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The 91% Effect
In a recent article published by the Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, a poll revealed that 91% of secondary…
Read issue →Good Writing = Good Thinking
Regarding the fact that AP scores were released the other day .... When do you know if it is your teaching, the test, or…
Read issue →Second Summer Masterclass Begins Aug. 8th
Over the course of the past month, I’ve offered a quasi-Masterclass to a group of teachers in the Chicago area. In…
Read issue →Never Bring Work Home Again
What if I could promise you that you would never bring any work home from school ever again? Or, that you’d work your…
Read issue →"Hey ... Have You Ever Seen?"
Something happens to me quite often … A friend will approach me and say – “Hey, have you ever seen the movie _______? It…
Read issue →Twinning Writing Conferences
Do you ever find yourself saying the exact same thing - time after time, essay after essay – as you proceed through a…
Read issue →No Whammy ... No Whammy ... Stop!
You’d be amazed at just how many alternative grading methods I’ve schemed up from 1980s gameshows. Who remembers … No…
Read issue →ELA Teachers & Compulsory Unpaid Overtime
If you really think about it, nowhere in our teaching contracts does it say anything about compulsory unpaid overtime.…
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