Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Friday, December 31, 2010
What Billy Joel can teach us about history
So not English, but thats okay :-) This song could be great to use in a World History class.
"Words" Video
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Monday, January 25, 2010
Two Cool Ideas
Probably not anything new to anyone reading this, but still cool!
Read the following two letters:
Dear Jack,
I want a man who knows what love is all about. You are generous,
kind, thoughtful. People who are not like you admit to being useless and
inferior. You have ruined me for other men. I yearn for you; I have no feelings
whatsoever when we are apart. I can be forever happy - will you let me be
yours?
Jill
Dear Jack,
I want a man who knows what love is. All about you are generous,
kind, thoughtful people who are not like you. Admit to being useless and
inferior! You have ruined me. For other men, I yearn. For you, I have no feelings
whatsoever. When we are apart, I can be forever happy. Will you let me be?
Yours, Jill
*What a fun way to teach your kids that PUNCTUATION MATTERS!
CONFUSING/HEADLINES HEADLINES
1. Joint Committee Investigates Marijuana Use
2. Stolen Painting Found by Tree
3. Drunk Gets Nine Months in Violin Case
4. Local High School Dropouts Cut in Half
5. New Study of Obesity Looks for Larger Test Group
6. Enraged Cow Injures Farmer With Ax
7. Kicking Baby Considered to Be Healthy
8. Blind woman gets new kidney from dad she hasn't seen in years
9. Iraqi Head Seeks Arms
10. Man Struck By Lightning Faces Battery Charge
11. Typhoon Rips Through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead
12. Two Sisters Reunited After 18 Years at Checkout Counter
13. Police Begin Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers
After having a chuckle, tell students that these are real headlines! You could maybe have groups write down the intended meaning of the headline. Tell them that in their own writing, they need to make sure to write their phrases in a way that are not confusing!
Read the following two letters:
Dear Jack,
I want a man who knows what love is all about. You are generous,
kind, thoughtful. People who are not like you admit to being useless and
inferior. You have ruined me for other men. I yearn for you; I have no feelings
whatsoever when we are apart. I can be forever happy - will you let me be
yours?
Jill
Dear Jack,
I want a man who knows what love is. All about you are generous,
kind, thoughtful people who are not like you. Admit to being useless and
inferior! You have ruined me. For other men, I yearn. For you, I have no feelings
whatsoever. When we are apart, I can be forever happy. Will you let me be?
Yours, Jill
*What a fun way to teach your kids that PUNCTUATION MATTERS!
CONFUSING/HEADLINES HEADLINES
1. Joint Committee Investigates Marijuana Use
2. Stolen Painting Found by Tree
3. Drunk Gets Nine Months in Violin Case
4. Local High School Dropouts Cut in Half
5. New Study of Obesity Looks for Larger Test Group
6. Enraged Cow Injures Farmer With Ax
7. Kicking Baby Considered to Be Healthy
8. Blind woman gets new kidney from dad she hasn't seen in years
9. Iraqi Head Seeks Arms
10. Man Struck By Lightning Faces Battery Charge
11. Typhoon Rips Through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead
12. Two Sisters Reunited After 18 Years at Checkout Counter
13. Police Begin Campaign to Run Down Jaywalkers
After having a chuckle, tell students that these are real headlines! You could maybe have groups write down the intended meaning of the headline. Tell them that in their own writing, they need to make sure to write their phrases in a way that are not confusing!
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Educational Issues
These are the list of issues we got in 276.
Current Educational Issues for Exploration
General issues:
| · high stakes testing (retention vs. social promotion) | · school security |
| · standardized testing and pressure on teachers | · grading methods and procedures |
| · teen suicide and prevention efforts in schools | · child abuse and teacher obligations with relation |
| · effective discipline | · effective classroom management |
| · immersion programs for English speakers | · immersion programs for ELL students |
| · qualities of effective teacher education programs | · routes to alternative licensure |
| · Title IX | · budget cuts, school financing |
| · NCLB legislations and renewal/reform efforts | · charter schools |
| · late-start school for older students | · standardized curriculum |
| · UPASS | · use of Channel 1 in schools |
| · home schooling | · school voucher programs (school choice) |
| · teacher salaries | · professional development (in-service) efforts |
| · year-round schedules vs. traditional schedules | · integration of technology into classrooms |
| · use of social networking in classrooms (twitter, facebook, etc.) | · cell phones in schools |
| · role of federal agencies versus local state control | · school size (smaller high schools) |
| · scripted reading instruction | · Accelerated Reader and improved reading comprehension |
| · effectiveness of Read 180 for struggling readers | · text selection: classics vs. contemporary lit vs. young adult lit |
| · teaching poetry to adolescents | · use of adolescent literature in the classroom |
| · integration of media literacy into English classrooms | · teaching vocabulary |
| · teaching spelling as a discrete subject | · reading and writing workshops |
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