Ink’d In Archive
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2013
- What Is Obvious about Teaching? (April 2013)
- The Public Work of Play (March 2013)
- When a Grading System Fails (February 2013)
- Schedule These Reminders for 2013 (January 2013)
2012
- Top Stories of 2012 (December 2012)
- National Word Counting Month? (November 2012)
- Celebrate the National Day on Writing (October 2012)
- A Digital Literacy Mindset (August 2012)
- Grading the Robots (June 2012)
- Composition for Con Artists (May 2012)
- Stories and Teaching Philosophies (April 2012)
- Grammar and Punctuation Memes (February 2012)
- Digital or Paper? Choosing the Medium for Assignments (January 2012)
2011
- The Higher Ed Lessons of 2011 (December 2011)
- Ten Stories to Tell in the Writing Classroom [unedited draft] (November 2011)
- 10 Reasons to Pay Attention to NaNoWriMo (October 2011)
- What I Learned from 15 Minutes with Peter Elbow (September 2011)
- Setting Goals by Choosing Model Texts (August 2011)
- 10 Self-Evaluation Questions for Writers [unedited draft] (April 2011)
- Finding Common Ground in Pop Culture (March 2011)
- Getting Ready for Black History Month [unedited draft] (January 2011)
2010
- The Key Educational Stories of 2010 (December 2010)
- Tell Me the Story Behind a Photo (November 2010)
- What Video Mashup Will You Try This Year? (September 2010)
- The Best New Resources on the Web [unedited draft] (February 2010)
- 2010 To-Do List of Ten (January 2010)
2009
- Finding Hidden Messages in Visual Texts (October 2009)
- What I Do During Summer Vacation (July 2009)
- tlg ink (May 2009)
Hi, I’m Traci Gardner, known in most circles as Tengrrl. I’ve been exploring and writing about the best ways to teach composition using digital technology for over 20 years. You may have come here because you’re looking for my 






