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Photo Credit: D. Sharon Pruitt via Compfight I’ve published a number of posts on writing instruction, and thought I’d bring them all together into one “The Best” list. I’ve previously posted tons of lists sharing sites that are useful in … Continue reading Read More...
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I’m publishing a multi-part series on writing over at my Education Week Teacher blog, and thought it might be useful to publish a compilation of all my writing related “The Best…” lists. Here they are: The Best Websites For K-12 … Continue reading → Read More...
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One of my more popular “The Best…” lists is The Best Ways To Use Photos In Lessons. Though that list includes several online tools, I recently realized I hadn’t included many that I use and have previously posted about. So, … Continue reading → Read More...
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Authentic audiences are always motivating for students, and I thought having an expanded list of places where students could post book reviews people other than classmates or a teacher would see them would be useful. I’ve had a few in … Continue reading Read More...
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I just saw a clip of Victor Borge’s apparently famous “Phonetic Punctuation” performance, and it’s prompting me to pull together a short list of resources I’ve posted about punctuation in the past (along with Borge clip) Feel free to contribute … Continue Read More...
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I’m doing a unit on writing a story with my Beginning English Language Learners, and, since I’m taking them to the computer lab tomorrow, I wanted to see if I could pull together some useful online interactives for them. I’m … Continue reading → Read More...
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There are lots of “writing rules” around from well-known authors, and I thought it would be useful to bring them together in one list. I’m sure I’ve missed some, so feel free to make suggestions! Here is, as far as … Continue reading → Read More...
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I’m going to have my combined Intermediate/Beginning English Language Learner class write research essays on the planets in our solar system (see The Best Sites For Learning About Planets & Space). So, today, before our Super Bowl party begins, I … Continue Read More...
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I published two posts related to punctuation yesterday — This Is The Best Lesson Plan On Punctuation I’ve Ever Read and Fun Punctuation Video. They inspired me to make some changes in my lesson plans for this week with my Beginner ELL students, and I Read More...
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Over the years, I’ve always tried to find good interactive online resources to help my students practice completing forms and applications, and I’ve never had much luck. In fact, this “The Best…” list might be the shortest one I’ve ever published. I hope Read More...
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I’ve written three books (my latest one is Helping Students Motivate Themselves), and have two more on the way. I’ll probably eventually write a post sharing my own advice to educators (and others) who might like to write a book but, for now and probably Read More...
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Dictogloss is primarily a listening and writing activity used with English Language Learners. It can certainly be done a number of different ways but, very simply-put, the teacher reads a short text, often one students are familiar with. Then, after the Read More...
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Our school is divided into seven “Small Learning Communities” (SLC’s). Our SLC’s contain 300 students and twenty teachers each, and we all stay together during the student’s four year high school career (see What Are Small Learning Communities? for more Read More...
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There have been a number of studies recently exploring the role of handwriting and learning. In particular, some of them have identified handwriting’s important role in learning a new language.
I thought readers might find it useful if I brought together Read More...
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For the purposes of this post, I’m defining collaborative storytelling as a process where one person begins telling a story, and then various others continue and complete it.
This can be a great in-class exercise just doing it on an overhead or whiteboard, Read More...
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