Inviting Stakeholders to Your Classroom
You want to have a voice. You would love to testify at the school board hearing or travel to your …
When Shift Happens: Teaching Adaptive, Reflective, and Confident Writers
The following post is from聽Matthew Kilian McCurrie, an Associate Professor of English at Columbia College Chicago where he teaches undergraduate …
Light Up Those Books!
Confessions first鈥擨鈥檓 addicted to mystery adventure books and this month that ends in Banned Books Week, has me thinking about …
The First Day of School
I recently read “Don鈥檛 Waste the First Day of School“, a blog post by聽Catlin Tucker, where she proposes several activities …
Taking a Teacher-as-Scientist Stance in September
The following post is by 91探花 member Jennifer Serravallo.聽 Teaching reading is an art. But as a teacher of reading, …
An Alphabet Soup of 91探花 Resources
Every classroom is unique with its group of students, its materials, and its technology. Teachers know that each student is …
“The Hive Society”
The following is an excerpt from Emily Elizabeth Smith鈥檚 essay which won the 2015 91探花 Donald H. Graves Writing Award. …
Kick-Starting Innovation
Nothing like time learning with your colleagues鈥攕omething respondents on surveys rate as one of the most preferred forms of professional …
The Mindset of the Class of 2019
Every August since 1998, Beloit College has released a list they call the Mindset List. The list was originally created …
“I Will Plant Companionship”
These thoughts about classroom community from Katie Greene and Karen Conn Mitchum, excerpted from English Journal,聽 seem particularly relevant right …