Saturday, January 31, 2015

Old Dog, New Tricks: Standards Based Grading So Far

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My switch to Standards Based Grading has been... interesting. This was my initial post  on Sophomore English grading and my grade book. ...
Friday, January 23, 2015

HS ELA Interactive Notebooks

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I'm not really sure how many changes a teacher should make in their class each year.  I seem to be pushing it.  Standards Based Grading,...
Sunday, January 18, 2015

I Laugh So I Don't Cry

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For many years now, I have had my classes memorize poetry a couple of times a year:  "There Will Come Soft Rains" by Sara Teasdale...
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Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Standards Based Grading in a High School ELA class

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I understand why Standards Based Grading (SBG) is important, but for several months now I have not been able to find anything about how to g...
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Saturday, January 3, 2015

Favorite New Year Assignment

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I love giving this assignment to my sophomores each year.  I've made changes on it from time to time, but the template hasn't change...
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Saturday, August 30, 2014

Hands On Activities in English

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As an English teacher, I struggle to find ways to engage my hands-on learners.  It is so much easier to be the demonstrator, lecturer teache...
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Thursday, August 14, 2014

Back Where I Started

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Today is the first day of school, and I feel like I have landed right back where I started 37 years ago.  Well, almost. Why, you ask? My...