I think that Jack and his family were very brave crossing the Atlantic Ocean to try to find a better life. If I could talk to him I would thank him for his courage and working hard to make a good life for all of his generations to follow. -Patrick
Mastering Marking Madness by Brooke Moore
“Marking is soul-destroying,” proclaimed a disheveled looking woman in the front row. “I’m not kidding,” she insisted, “it is actually destroying my soul.” Shouts of Amen! came from several teachers in the crowd, and the woman with the destroyed soul leaned forward, looking eager to hear whatever advice the workshop leader might offer. This was […]
Reading Across the Curriculum by Crag Hill
To provide more opportunities for students to practice writing, many universities instituted Writing Across the Cur riculum (WAC) programs starting in the 1980s. These programs are based on the principles that writing promotes learning, that writing is the responsibility of all content teachers, that writing should be integrated in all disciplines through out a student’s […]
Fall 2009
The First Digital Issue!
Beyond the Book Club: Info-circles in Ancient Roman Studies by Jane MacMillan & Christy Rollo
Jane MacMillan is a lover of all things literacy and enjoys sharing her passion for literature both with her students at school and at home with her three children. Christy Rollo knew she wanted to be a teacher from the moment she taught her brother how to tie his shoe laces. She is now having […]