I am dumbfounded by how this could be a new observation. Geesh.
Author: Traci Gardner
Endless Burping Headaches
Last Monday (the 1st), I ended up leaving work early with this queasy stomach. I was coughing up bile and other not fun things. I didn’t think that it was the food. Other people ate the same stuff, and I…
Creating Community from the First Day of Class
Since it’s time to begin thinking about back to school for teachers everywhere, the Ideas section for this week’s Inbox focuses on ways to build community in the classroom by involving students in creating the structures for the class and…
I sort of win
I entered the Blog$hares raffle, but wasn’t one of the three people drawn at random. I had been running text ads urging people not to enter so that I would have a better chance at winning. That strategy didn’t work.…
Taxing Broken Links
This entire day has been devoted to repairing broken links on ReadWriteThink. It’s usually not a horrible task, but this time there were dozens. It seems that that National Archives decided to do a site redesign. Now generally, I have…
Characters in Because of Winn-Dixie: Making Lists of Ten
Finished editing and posted a new 3—5 lesson, Characters in Because of Winn-Dixie: Making Lists of Ten. Believe it or not, it’s not my lesson. I know you see “Lists of Ten” and think it’s mine, but somehow that lesson…
Connecting to Summer Reading This Fall
The Ideas section for this week’s Inbox focuses on “Connecting to Summer Reading This Fall.” The section includes a link to “Fifty Alternatives to the Book Report,” from English Journal, a favorite article for many teachers. Tags: English language arts…
Teaching about the Constitution in Context
A newly passed law requires that educators from K to college teach about the U. S. Constitution as part of a Constitution Day observance, beginning this fall. The Ideas section in this Inbox points to some resources teachers can use…
You’re Not Allowed to Read That Text!
The Ideas section for this week’s Inbox ties to several censorship stories in the news. A little quote from the intro to the section: Censorship is in the news this week — from the accusation of “absolute vile and gratuitous…
Giving up for the weekend. I’m not sure where any of it’s going. I’m beginning to think that when I get the eleven characteristics done, I’ll resturcture the entire section, removing the characteristics altogether. There are overlaps in the ways…