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Sara Kwasna: Using Culturally Relevant Literature to Inspire Struggling Writers to tell their Personal Stories

I currently teach at Spanish Springs High School and am the only Read-180 teacher at our site.  When I was hired at SSHS almost four years…

Started by Sara Kwasna

5 May 31, 2010
Reply by Sandra Madura

Kelly Hiatt: How can fifth grade students use a graphic organizer to aid them in writing a narrative piece with organization and ideas

Inspiring children to learn is what I love to do.  My classroom of 27 talkative fifth graders is set up into groups.  This is to help encou…

Started by Kelly Hiatt

1 May 26, 2010
Reply by Julianne Dillard

Dreaded Grammar!!!

Hello!  My name is Allie Eckert and I am a 6th grade English/Language Arts teacher at Traner Middle School.  I am currently in my third yea…

Started by Allie Eckert

3 May 25, 2010
Reply by Nicole Marvin

Karen Pedersen: Critical reading for critical writing to show deep understanding.

Hello Everyone, again:   After much reflection and reviewing the data I work with every day in my job, I have finally decided on an inquiry…

Started by Karen Pedersen

3 May 11, 2010
Reply by Julianne Dillard

Kim Cuevas - Multigenre Research

I no longer have a classroom of my own, but when I did, I was proud of the fact that my students always did a lot of writing and a lot of d…

Started by Kimberly Cuevas

0 Apr 30, 2010

Introduce Yourself and your Demonstration Idea

We’re so glad you’ll be joining us this summer.First…Please share a paragraph with us about your classroom. What are you proud of in that r…

Started by Kimberly Cuevas

0 Apr 30, 2010

Wondrous Words by Katie Wood Ray

Wondrous Words has been sitting on my shelf for several years just waiting to be read, so this was a good time to take it down and do just…

Started by Marcell Boyer

6 Sep 10, 2009
Reply by Teddy Cook

Teach with Your Heart

Wow! As I was searching for a way to satisfy the reading requirement for class as well as finding a source of motivation and inspiration, I…

Started by Ray Hirschman

6 Sep 10, 2009
Reply by Teddy Cook

Writing Magic

Happy summer everyone, I hope you are enjoying your time. I read Writing Magic by Gail Carson Levine. She is the author or Elle Enchanted.…

Started by Temoca Dixon

7 Sep 10, 2009
Reply by Teddy Cook

Engaging your reluctant readers

This summer I read "You Gotta BE the Book" by Jeffrey Wilhelm. It was a great read and in it he poses the question that all teachers ask, “…

Started by Jetta Lovett

2 Sep 10, 2009
Reply by Teddy Cook

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