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Students love it when there is no school, especially on a day when school is planned.  Where I live (Iowa), that is usually because of excessive Snow, etc.  But here are 5 school cancelations during the past couple weeks that were under unusual circumstances.  Check them out here. 

First, the good news: I have a follower! Woo-Hoo! Sounds kind of silly after nearly a year of blogging, but understand that I recently moved How to Teach Novel from WordPress to here at Blogger. In doing so I kept my posts, but unfortunately lost my comments, my followers, and my Google rank. But as they say in sports, this is a rebuilding year! ...

Funny Video showing what will happen when students get to class late.  

This past week, I assisted all 135 of my high school students to set up blogs for all of my classes. I was amazed at the positive response. Most students only use My Space for all of their social networking needs, and did not even seem to realize that setting up a blog outside of My Space was even an option at their disposal. Our school is very ...

From the Dartmouth Writing Program at Dartmouth College, some great thoughts on Diagnosing and Responding to Student Writing. By no means is this is a stylish, high tech site, but if you look further into some of the links at the top, you'll find even more great advice on assessing student writing. Need more on the topic? Check out the great ...

From the Dartmouth Writing Program at Dartmouth College, some great thoughts on Diagnosing and Responding to Student Writing. By no means is this is a stylish, high tech site, but if you look further into some of the links at the top, you’ll find even more great advice on assessing student writing. [...]

From the Dartmouth Writing Program at Dartmouth College, some great thoughts on Diagnosing and Responding to Student Writing. By no means is this is a stylish, high tech site, but if you look further into some of the links at the top, you’ll find even more great advice on assessing student writing. [...]

Based on the classroom where they work from, 341 Catering offer's students with disabilities at Mt. Lebanon High School the opportunity to practice real world skills. I read about this classroom on the CEC SmartBrief. You can read about the classroom here: 341 Catering This article caught my eye, because of it's simplicity. Teaching work ...

Failing to Teach the Hobbit by Christina Socorro Yovovich is an intriguing vignette involving teaching the classroom novel. If you teach any novel, at any level, whether by choice or obligation, this piece is a must-read. Thanks, Christina, for sharing. The rest of us can learn a lot through your painful experience! (Want to avoid the same ...

Failing to Teach the Hobbit by Christina Socorro Yovovich is an intriguing vignette involving teaching the classroom novel. If you teach any novel, at any level, whether by choice or obligation, this piece is a must-read. Thanks, Christina, for sharing. The rest of us can learn a lot through your painful experience! (Want to avoid the same ...