Mark Twain had a love connection with Dallas teacher | Dallas-Fort Worth News http://hoki.es/aQuZwH # Ted Sorensen's Legacy for Writers – Newsweek http://hoki.es/9y2f7s # Why so many bright kids fail to launch in college | Washington Post » http://hoki.es/bmG950 #…
Author: Traci Gardner
@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-11-02
Five Phases of Professional Development | AdLit.org: http://hoki.es/9lhgdy # Students learn online academic research strategies » Boulder Daily Camera http://hoki.es/aJQL8n # Is handwriting becoming a lost art? | Wausau Daily Herald http://hoki.es/beFrip # Facebook: Empowering Student Government & Democracy –…
NaNoWriMo Underway
I’m a rebel. I’m doing what I want, and ignoring the rules. Usually I’m the goody-two-shoes perfectionist, but as far as writing a manuscript was going, that wasn’t working for me. I readily confess that I can’t remember how I…
@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-11-01
For Exposure, Universities Put Courses on the Web – NYTimes.com http://hoki.es/cNpj4H # New student card: Big benefit or Big Brother? | Boston.com http://hoki.es/c5YaZ4 # Teens are still reading for fun, say media specialists | Washington Post » http://hoki.es/9pWDfH # Students,…
@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-10-31
Online Learning: Enrollment and Demographics – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/8XuMV3 # Eight Things Everyone Needs To Know About Zombies : NPR http://hoki.es/bmkSuB # Faculty Views About Online Learning – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://hoki.es/dg5kY0 # Horror! Book…
@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-10-30
Indie Bookstores: ‘Come Write In’ with NaNoWriMo « ShelfTalker http://hoki.es/a5k6rl # NaNoWriMo: Five reasons why you should participate – CSMonitor.com http://hoki.es/a3snvt # Twitter In Civics Class | Sydney Morning Herald » http://hoki.es/9odYJb # Are Texting and Facebook Worse for Teens…
@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-10-29
Rhetorical Clues to When CEOs and Politicans Are Lying to You | Psychology Today http://hoki.es/bmTnvH # U of Toronto to save Northrop Frye-founded centre | CBC News » http://hoki.es/c1ehvN # New microsyntax for Twitter: three pointers and the slasher |…
Do You Remember Your High School Lit Class?
On NCTE’s Connected Community, James Wilson responded to the discussion about multicultural literature, lamenting that “the focus on multicultural literature over the last 3 decades has resulted in an inability to teach the classics of the Western tradition. Few of…
@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-10-28
Teachers & writers together: A look at student-staffed writing centers – NWP radio | Internet Radio http://hoki.es/c4aTwO # Special Report: Blended learning on the rise: the best of face-to-face & online instruction | eSchoolNews.com » http://hoki.es/aZDyFp # The Nookcolor and…
@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-10-27
The best backchannels are active before, during, and after – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/cWsbXW # Argument, Inquiry, and Learning to Value Evidence – Library Babel Fish – Inside Higher Ed http://hoki.es/cEYZVL # 5 Things Netflix Streaming Can Teach Higher Ed…