Secondary English Language Arts Resources
Jennifer Williams and I are proud to announce the release of the 6th grade Grammar Conversations unit! We’ve poured our blood, sweat, and tears into it–and also drove three hours from home to …
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Experienced adult writers are intimidated by the NaNoWriMo project, which entails writing a 50,000 word novel during the month of November. Who thought up such an event when writing is usually a much …
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Dr. Stephanie Hinton, founder of the Passing Notes podcast, and I finally met in person (I think we hadn't met before?!) at EdCampOKC this year, and naturally we decided a podcast episode was in …
Education stakeholders who have never lead a classroom often want to know what kind of impact a teacher is having on a student this year. Those of us in the classroom often buy into the idea that we …
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Note: The following list is ever-growing. If you have any sites you think should be added, please suggest them in the comments below and I'll update the list. As public school teachers, we receive …
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So much scrutiny is placed upon teachers and the classroom these days, especially when it comes to how students are learning critical thinking skills - or IF they're learning critical thinking skills. …
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