I’m ready to assess my students’ blogs from the first semester. Does anyone else feel like the first time you … More
Author: Jennifer
High School English Teacher, Teacher Consultant with Northstar of Texas Writing Project, 2010 TCTELA High School Teacher of the Year, 2011 NCTE High School Teacher of Excellence
Classroom Discussion: Benefits for Students and Teachers
Truth: I don’t just use classroom discussion sometimes; I use it almost all the time. If we are studying a … More
Time for Poetry: Love the Work
The real writer is one who really writes. Talent is an invention like phlogiston after the fact of fire. Work … More
Field Note Friday: Multiple Choice Hack
So standardized tests aren’t anyone’s favorite thing, but part of my philosophy of education is to take whatever I’m given … More
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? Giving Sci-Fi a Chance
Champion by Marie Lu In my last IMWAYR post, I mentioned that I had been reading the Legend series by … More
Teach It Slant 