http://teacherlingo.com/search/SearchResults.aspx?o=DateDescending&tag=teaching,ap+english&orTags=0Search results matching tags 'teaching' and 'ap english'en-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP2 (Debug Build: 61120.2)http://teacherlingo.com/blogs/iserotope_teachers__technology_1/archive/2011/12/06/i-m-tired-of-being-a-cheerleader.aspxTue, 06 Dec 2011 16:35:23 GMT2d57f927-24f1-4f58-a78a-cbbebe5f5d42:544406AnonymousIn my class, students write an essay in class on Monday and then type it on Google Docs by 11 p.m. It’s a simple assignment. Most of the time, I get 20 out of 23 on time. This is unacceptable to me. There are always excuses, usually from similar students. Their Internet is down. Their [...]http://teacherlingo.com/blogs/iserotope1/archive/2011/10/28/an-experiment-on-the-predictability-of-achievement.aspxFri, 28 Oct 2011 12:15:40 GMT2d57f927-24f1-4f58-a78a-cbbebe5f5d42:534112AnonymousI’ve written before about the predictability of student achievement. The achievement gap is big and sinister, and the reason I’m a teacher is to mess with it, to help students do something they didn’t think was possible. Last year, 8 percent of students passed the AP Literature and Composition exam. The highest pass rate ever [...]http://teacherlingo.com/blogs/iserotope_teachers__technology_1/archive/2011/10/28/an-experiment-on-the-predictability-of-achievement.aspxFri, 28 Oct 2011 12:15:40 GMT2d57f927-24f1-4f58-a78a-cbbebe5f5d42:534120AnonymousI’ve written before about the predictability of student achievement. The achievement gap is big and sinister, and the reason I’m a teacher is to mess with it, to help students do something they didn’t think was possible. Last year, 8 percent of students passed the AP Literature and Composition exam. The highest pass rate ever [...]http://teacherlingo.com/blogs/iserotope_teachers__technology_1/archive/2011/10/25/essay-of-the-week-the-heart-of-ap-english.aspxTue, 25 Oct 2011 12:12:01 GMT2d57f927-24f1-4f58-a78a-cbbebe5f5d42:533634AnonymousThe heart of my AP English class is the Essay of the Week. Each week, a lot of important work goes on. Here’s how it works: Monday = Drafting Day. Students write an AP practice essay in class and then type it on Google Docs before 11 p.m. Tuesday = Review Day. Students get their [...]http://teacherlingo.com/blogs/iserotope1/archive/2011/10/25/essay-of-the-week-the-heart-of-ap-english.aspxTue, 25 Oct 2011 12:12:01 GMT2d57f927-24f1-4f58-a78a-cbbebe5f5d42:533643AnonymousThe heart of my AP English class is the Essay of the Week. Each week, a lot of important work goes on. Here’s how it works: Monday = Drafting Day. Students write an AP practice essay in class and then type it on Google Docs before 11 p.m. Tuesday = Review Day. Students get their [...]http://teacherlingo.com/blogs/iserotope_teachers__technology_1/archive/2011/10/13/battling-the-many-distractions-to-learning.aspxThu, 13 Oct 2011 19:42:39 GMT2d57f927-24f1-4f58-a78a-cbbebe5f5d42:531246AnonymousI was really looking forward to my AP English class today. It’s the first time I’ve seen my students since last Friday. Classes usually meet four times a week. But with Monday’s holiday, Wednesday’s PSAT, and tomorrow’s field trip to the city college fair, today was my only chance this week with my students. I [...]http://teacherlingo.com/blogs/iserotope1/archive/2011/10/13/battling-the-many-distractions-to-learning.aspxThu, 13 Oct 2011 19:42:39 GMT2d57f927-24f1-4f58-a78a-cbbebe5f5d42:531251AnonymousI was really looking forward to my AP English class today. It’s the first time I’ve seen my students since last Friday. Classes usually meet four times a week. But with Monday’s holiday, Wednesday’s PSAT, and tomorrow’s field trip to the city college fair, today was my only chance this week with my students. I [...]http://teacherlingo.com/blogs/iserotope1/archive/2011/10/09/am-i-doing-enough-to-prepare-kids-for-ap.aspxSun, 09 Oct 2011 19:19:58 GMT2d57f927-24f1-4f58-a78a-cbbebe5f5d42:530461AnonymousI’m doing a lot so far this year to give my students a shot to pass the AP English Literature exam in May. Office hours twice a week. Reading and reviewing weekly essays. Getting each student an online writing mentor. Starting up Grammar Camp. Asking for computer donations. I’m easily working 15 hours a week [...]http://teacherlingo.com/blogs/iserotope_teachers__technology_1/archive/2011/10/09/am-i-doing-enough-to-prepare-kids-for-ap.aspxSun, 09 Oct 2011 19:19:58 GMT2d57f927-24f1-4f58-a78a-cbbebe5f5d42:530469AnonymousI’m doing a lot so far this year to give my students a shot to pass the AP English Literature exam in May. Office hours twice a week. Reading and reviewing weekly essays. Getting each student an online writing mentor. Starting up Grammar Camp. Asking for computer donations. I’m easily working 15 hours a week [...]http://teacherlingo.com/blogs/iserotope1/archive/2011/09/27/what-s-unfair-about-ap-english-2.aspxTue, 27 Sep 2011 19:38:57 GMT2d57f927-24f1-4f58-a78a-cbbebe5f5d42:528154AnonymousA week or so ago, I wrote about why AP English is unfair for my students. In short, my students might work harder than their privileged peers, yet pass the AP exam at a lower rate. I’ve thought about inequities in education and society for a long time. After all, I’m a teacher. But there’s [...]