Posted by Celia Brogan We’re all so busy. We are passionate educators and want the best learning experiences for our students and there are always so many things we want to plan for them, and learn for ourselves. Finding new local texts to offer our students is something that can take a bit of time […]
Poetry Month: day 20
Well, this April has been pretty good, poetry-wise. I will finish this series by telling you about a poetry month initiative I run in my school. The idea was shared with me by a colleague and I’ve modified it a bit. I wouldn’t be surprised if other schools do it too. It’s called Poem in […]
Poetry Month: day 8
Today I bring you The Poetry Shed. The Poetry Shed is a page in the larger Literacy Shed. Here, you will find “animated poems as well as poems read by actors and authors along with written poems and teaching ideas.” (from the site)
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 […]
Teacher in Play: The Invitation of Performative Inquiry by Lynn Fels
Lynn Fels is Assistant Professor at SFU. Her research interests are performance and technology, performative inquiry, and teacher education. She and co-author George Belliveau recently published Exploring Curriculum: Performative Inquiry, Role Drama, and Learning. The story that follows was told to me by a colleague of a grade twelve English teacher who had taken his […]