Shannon Schroeder

Shannon Schroeder, USA, Middle School, Education English, Language Arts, Reading

I teach 8th grade English/Language Arts/Reading and am an adventurous techie. I love incorporating technology into my classroom to make a positive impact and engage my students.

SeeYouLaterMrsSchroeder - currently offline
Reflections on my classroom experiences. Occasional technology tips.

Theme: education, reading, teacher

Kristen Bowers

Kristen Bowers, USA, Secondary, English Language Arts

Before I got into teaching, I naively assumed that teachers would be given all the materials they needed in order to teach the required core curriculum, and that what teachers created themselves was just gravy. Oh, how wrong I was! I was lost my first year, begging and borrowing anything and everything I could get my hands on to help students learn the skills on which they were being tested. I was hired at a school with an established reputation and high scores–I certainly did not want to mess that up as a first year teacher! After struggling with my first year of teaching, never able to find good materials I needed to help my students meet the demands of district and state testing requirements, I decided that I needed to design my own. I spent an entire summer, day after day, creating and writing materials that helped my students learn and appreciate the required core literature, the skills and concepts of the California Content Standards, the grammar, the writing, the vocabulary, quizzes, tests, essay prompts!! Finally, I had created my first Literature Guide.

After using my materials with HUGE success and sharing my success and enthusiasm with my colleagues who wanted to know my secret, I shared and created more for more of literature I had to teach. From there, after recommendations and nudges from my colleagues and family who felt I was on to something, I joined up with my mom (a former teacher herself) and opened an online store with four titles.

Now, with over 35 titles, six years later, blood, sweat, tears, and hours of lost sleep, here we are–Secondary Solutions–The First Solution for the Secondary Teacher!

Secondary Solutions
Ideas, tips, and tools for the middle and high school English Language Arts teacher.

Theme: teaching, english language arts, literature, writing, middle school, high school, lesson plans, language arts, teacher resources

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Scott Nailor

Scott Nailor, USA, Secondary, Language Arts

I am a high school English/Language arts teacher in southern, Maine, USA.

Interactive Language Arts - currently offline
Interactive Language Arts is a blog dedicated to presenting the best resources for integrating technology into the high school Language Arts classroom–for blending traditional literacy instruction with technology literacy instruction.

Theme: education blog, high school teacher blog, language arts blog, english blog

Tara Smith

Tara Smith, USA, Middle School, Reading, Writing, History

I teach Language Arts and history to sixth graders at a middle school in suburban New Jersey.

A Teaching Life
This blog is intended to post lesson ideas, observations, resources and links for writing and reading workshop, as well as history.

Theme: reading, writing workshop, language arts, history

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Kathy Hibbert

Kathy Hibbert, Canada, Primary, Secondary, Adult, Language Arts, Mathematics, The Arts, Sciences, Technology, Social sciences, Cultural and Language Traditions, Health and Physical Education

My research interests revolve around a focus on the 'scholarship of teaching and learning' (Boyer, 1990), the pedagogy of multiliteracies (The New London Group, 2000) communities of professional practice (Lave & Wenger, 1991), and the pedagogical potential of virtual learning environments.

In particular, my interests lie in looking at the policies, decisions and practices surrounding learning environments that stimulate and engage teachers' intellectual curiosity in ways that inform pedagogical decisions that ultimately create rich learning environments for both teachers and students. I am keenly interested in what we, as teachers, can learn together with our students.

The Salty Chip: A Canadian Multiliteracies Collaborative
This 'Multiliteracies' Collaborative has been developed in response to working with teachers and students as co-researchers over a number of years, at a time when our understanding of literacy has broadened to include 'texts' that go beyond the dominant print literacy to viewing literacies as plural, complex social and cultural practices.

In this multiliteracies collaborative, we are interested in collectively sharing and better understanding how teachers and students create meaning in the context of using multiliteracies' activities in pursuit of learning. In many ways it is a learning ecosystem; its growth is dependent upon the community that engage with its pages. I look forward to what we can build together.

To check out the Salty Chip and add your contributions, go to Salty Chip

Theme: multiliteracies, primary, secondary, education, all subjects, digital literacy, multimodal literacy, new literacies, language arts, mathematics, the arts, sciences, technology, social sciences, cultural and language traditions, health and physical education

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Todd Wandio

Todd Wandio, Canada, Middle, Secondary, Literacy, Critical Thinking, Social Studies

Middle School Teacher and Counsellor since 1986. Currently exploring classrooms without walls, web based learning, and improving critical thinking practises. Fascinated by distance learning, web2.0, connecting outside the classroom, art, music, reading and blogging.

The Learning Blog
My own thoughts along my journey into teaching in the 21st Century. Also, book clubs, critical thinking, literacy, student engagement and educational issues.

Theme: critical thinking, 21st century learner, book clubs, literacy, language arts

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Stacy Nockowitz

Stacy Nockowitz, USA, Middle School, Language Arts

B.A. in English & American Literature from Brandeis University; graduated Summa Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa; M.A. in Education from Columbia Univ. Teachers College.

Teaching experience includes 4th grade, 6th grade, and 7th grade English at Trinity School (NY), The Chapin School (NY),Nashoba Brooks School (MA). Currently teaching 7th grade language arts at The Columbus Academy, Columbus, Ohio; 7th grade team leader.

Some Novel Ideas
YA book reviews, MS lesson plans and curriculum design, teaching tips and resources, using technology in the MS classroom.

Theme: YA literature, middle school, technology integration, technology in the classroom, lesson planning

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Tim Madden

Tim Madden, USA, Secondary, English Language

Native of Chicago, Illinois, USA; Graduate of Michigan State University (MA Educational Technology); lover of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; Belong to the Loyal Order of Tabasco Hot Sauce Fellowship.

MadWords Now
Place for my postings/assignments for students. Also, a forum for my students (and former students) to exchange ideas. Maybe the best idea I have ever had in teaching.

Theme: education, english, ELA, writing, reading, middle school, fiction, YA lit, language arts, literature

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Andrew Pass

Andrew Pass, USA, K-12, Social Studies, English, Language Arts

Pass develops core curriculum resources atop Web 2.0 Technology.

Techno Lesson
This blog includes questions related to current events, designed to spark discussions and serve as essay prompts.

Theme: current events, lesson plans, social studies, language arts, discussion starters, essay prompts

Keith Schoch

Keith Schoch, USA, Primary, Secondary, Reading

Keith Schoch is a professional educator specializing in professional development for organizations such as the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA), the New Jersey Association of Supervision and Curriculum Design (NJASCD), the New York State Reading Association (NYSRA), and the American Camping Association (ACA).

Keith Schoch is the author of The Salvation Army Eastern Territory Camp Staff Orientation and Training Manual which is used in Salvation Army day and resident camps throughout the Northeastern United States.

He continues to be involved with that organization’s camping ministry through leadership development and staff in-services on such topics as behavioral interventions, programming, training, and camper and staff recruitment.

Teach With Picture Books
Picture book summaries, guiding questions, and cross-curricular extensions, as well as links to other sites promoting teaching with pictures.

Teaching that Sticks
Teaching that Sticks owes its title and its purpose to the remarkable book Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die by Chip and Dan Heath. As educators, whether in the classroom or in the training room, we are constantly seeking ways to give our ideas "stickiness," a term coined in The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell. This blog is intended to share one teacher's insights and observations about small ways to make teaching stick.

How to Teach a Novel
Here you'll find book recommendations, teaching articles and links, as well as occasional original teaching aids.

Theme: picture books, reading, reading instruction, literacy, resources, language arts, multicultural, teaching with themes, 21st century skills, teaching reading, made to stick, teaching strategies, stickiness, innovation, retention, motivation, concrete, story, simple, professional resources

Karen Chichester

Karen Chichester, USA, Secondary, High School Grades 9-12, English/Language Arts, Special Education

I teach highs school English/Language Arts in a special education classroom in Michigan. I am the parent of a college student with Asperger's Syndrome. He received special education services from 5th grade until he graduated. So I see Special Ed from both the personal and professional points of view.

I hold a MA in English/Language Arts and K-12 Learning Disabilities. Even though I have been teaching for more than 20 years, I am still learning.

My Squirrelly View of Education
Thoughts on educational technology, special education, English/Language Arts, and Autism in high schools.

Theme: specialed, edtech, ela, english, highschool, asperger's, asd

Cindy Putnam

Cindy Putnam, USA, Primary, Intermediate (grades K-5 / ages 5-11), All Elementary School Subjects, Reading, Language Arts, Math, Social Studies, Science

I taught elementary school for many years, but now I'm an Ed Tech Specialist for a large urban school district. My current position involves helping teachers to integrate technology into the curriculum.

Tech Tools - currently offline
Geared for teachers of children ages 5-11, my educational technology blog (Tech Tools ) is a way to share technology integration ideas and sites that work well in the classroom.

Theme: technology, elementary, Tennessee, SMART Board, English, Web 2.0

Mr. D

Mr. D, Canada, Middle school, Grade 7 & 8, Language Arts, History, Geography

I've been teaching for 10 years in a variety of subject areas and grades. I was born in Lisbon, Portugal but have been living in Toronto for most of my life. I try and visit as often as I can, but really enjoy travelling as often as I can.

Full House Eights
A place for my students to share their educational experiences with other students around the world. For myself it's a place to meet other educators and share in best practices in ICT use in the classroom.

Theme: grade 8, grade 7, english, language arts, geography, history, ICT, pen-pals, online learning

Kevin Hurt

Kevin Hurt, USA, Public, Secondary, English/Language Arts, Technology

Kevin Hurt is an English teacher and technology teacher leader at a junior high in Washington state.

Edumacation
This blog focuses on ideas and insights into using technology and other tools to increase student learning in secondary and/or English/Language Arts classrooms.

Theme: education, teaching, english, technology, reading, writing, literature

Clay Burell

Clay Burell, Korea, Secondary, English/Language Arts, History, ESL

Chattanooga - Los Angeles - Eugene, OR - Wuerzburg, Germany - Shanghai, China - Seoul, Korea over 40-odd years. English, History, and ESOL teacher-geek. Apple Distinguished Educator. I hate schooliness. I love learning.

Beyond School
...and beyond "schooliness." Notes of a 20th century teaching dropout.

Theme: unschooling, project based learning, collaboration, global, edtech, school reform, commentary

Erica Hartman

Erica Hartman, New Jersey, USA, Middle School, Language Arts

Middle School Langauge Arts/Connections teacher in North West, New Jersey

theitclassroom
My blog is a reflection journal of best (and worst) practices. It is also a to-do list of technology ideas I want to infuse in my classroom.

Theme: language arts, technology, middle school, 6th Grade, writing across the curriculum, research

Deb Renner Smith

Deb Renner Smith, USA, Primary, Elementary, Consulting, Professional Development, Language Arts, Writing, Reading

Author, Literacy Consultant

debrennersmith’s reading and writing lessons - currently offline
Reading and writing lessons posted daily.

Theme: writing, reading, comprehension, phonics, lessons, ssr, elementary

Ms_Teacher

Ms_Teacher (aka middle school teacher), USA, Middle School, Language Arts & Ancient History

Married to my best friend for over 20 years. Mom to three wonderful (most of the time) kids: Daughter, age 19, Son #1, age 16 and Son#2, age 12.

ms_teacher
This is a blog about the educational experience of a middle school teacher. While this blog is mostly on educational topics, I do also share things about life outside of the classroom.

Theme: middle school, 6th grade, language arts, lesson planning, urban school

Fred Mindlin

Fred Mindlin, USA, All Sectors, Language Arts, Authentic Writing, Technology

Retired 2006 after 17 years as a Monterey Bay Area two-way bilingual immersion (Spanish-English) public school teacher, grant writer for and co-ordinator of many technology and curriculum integration projects, now a digital storytelling evangelist and creative computing coach.

Putting Chin to Knee
Reflections on retirement amidst continuing work at technology use and integration; wanting to create more time for play.

Theme: digital storytelling, digital stories, authentic writing, central california writing project, rural voices, coastal voices, voices from the fields, string games, technology integration, touch screen computing

Ruth and Stacey

Ruth and Stacey, USA, Primary, Writing, Language Arts

Ruth and Stacey met in March 2007 at the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project's Saturday Reunion. Ruth attended Stacey's session, which was about grant writing. Even though Ruth and Stacey live 872 miles apart, they're in touch daily.

Two Writing Teachers
This is a place for teachers to be fueled with a passion for teaching, writing, and living; for teachers to see the latest in research and ways to apply it in their classrooms; for us to "practice what we preach" by sharing our own writing; to bring writing teachers together to share ideas and stretch each other's thinking; to reflect on our teaching — celebrating when it goes well and working it out when it doesn't.

Theme: reflections, resource, writer's notebook entry, poetry, observations, writing, personal narrative, writing about reading, noticings, friday poetry, writer's notebook, memoir