Teacher A said to teacher B, “Writing is a process. Writing compositions can be like writing about one point, period, next idea or point. It’s a sequence. An imaginative one.  Have your students write like I’m telling you. If you give them linkers, they’ll have more weapons to carry on writing. But, also, however, and... henceforth, ...

One day teacher of English A said to teacher of English B, “About writing essays or stories, you can tell your students to write an outline or a summary. Or just start to write – with some idea in mind – and more ideas will come up whilst writing. I see this in many students from one part or another: young people simply don’t know how to ...

One day teacher of English A said to teacher of English B, “You know what? I’m eager to start the academic year. I’ve got some experience from last year and am pretty eager to begin. This evening I’m trying to get some time to sit in front of the screen of the computer and just think of the things I can do this year; also the necessities and ...

August 22, 2012  Back to School: Reading Camp Movement Fun! Dancing to Stories Bookstore Story/Movement Time!More Movement Fun and Games! Hello EC Community, I am temporarily interrupting my DANCING THROUGHOUT THE DAY series (which will return next month with Part 6:  A Movement Exploration That Addresses Social Studies)  to bring you some ...

RECOGNIZING THE DIFFERENT WAYS IN WHICH WE LOVE Hello!  If you're new to this blog, welcome and I encourage you to scroll through the many blogs of my colleagues.  From Debbie Clement to Dr. Danny Brassell to Mimi Chenfeld and many more.  My blog today is actually a vlog.  A story told almost completely in video.  Enjoy how teachers Melissa and ...

One day teacher of English A said to teacher of English B, “A teacher of math, literature, English... cannot confine his work to pass on, to teach, information, knowledge, math operations, the theoretical part of English..., but he or she has to teach their students to learn; to learn what? That information, knowledge, linguistic competence for ...

Hello EC Community! I have just returned from the Ohio Association for the Education of Young Children's annual event, the Ohio Early Care & Education Conference in Columbus.  I helped to plan a flash mob dance which would ''interrupt'' the  Keynote presentation by Holly Elissa Bruno and Luis Hernandez – both very fun people who love to ...

One day teacher of English B said to teacher of English A, “If your students have the words, they can have the communication they want to hold. No words and no grammar: no communication.Something you can do is providing your students with the words and grammar they need to give a message, like ‘It’s everyone’s duty to preserve our world’. For ...

One day teacher of English B said to teacher of English A, “Non-native students should master writing in English before proceeding into college. Master at least in communicating a clear message, well structured and with no big mistakes. If possible – it’s possible to train – uttering something relevant and with the student’s own ...

One day teacher of English A said to teacher of English B, “Look, one practical tip for your classes, concerning communication in English. When you don’t know a word in English – you’re not a native speaker of this language, but really need to say that word, what to do? I try to explain the word, in English; I try to explain the meaning, ...