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Memory Box Activity
As you know if you read this blog regularly, I’ve been teaching a unit on The Great Gatsby for the last few weeks, and the unit is just now wrapping up. I want to share with you an activity that I...
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Student Uses Twitter to Combat Cyberbully
This is just fantastic: Bay High School Senior Lauded for Using Twitter to Foil Cyberbully Photo of James Roubal, who used Twitter to combat a cyberbully in his high school (Photo taken from...
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Young Pioneers Award
It’s been quite the eventful week! I apologize for the lack of posts in recent days, but things have been rather busy here… One of the biggest events took place last night: In a beautiful gala and...
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Teaching with The Times
Teachers across the country are having and voicing tons of responses to the new Common Core State Standards (CCSS). One response that I’ve heard many times in my discussions with colleagues is that...
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Super Book Sundays
Okay, this isn’t a book… it’s a journal… but it’s still SO worth recommending! In graduate school, I was often assigned readings from English Journal, a publication put out by the National Council of...
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Unit Binders!
As the school year comes to an end, I think it’s relevant to share with you something that I do whenever I finish teaching a unit. I learned this practice from an excellent teacher who mentored me...
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Big Apple Awards
I was watching the Tony Awards this past Sunday night, and while I absolutely love theater and fully agree that those who make theater should be honored and recognized for their work, I couldn’t help...
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Harlem Renaissance Art Project
I have long wanted to use TeachAndCreate as a forum for lots of teachers to share their innovative and exciting lesson/unit plan ideas, and I’m thrilled to get the ball rolling by sharing with you an...
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Technology in the Classroom
I just read a very interesting article in the New York Times about a recent study that analyzed the value of technology in the classroom: Study Gauges Value of Technology in Schools You can find the...
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Teaching Computer Programming
Hi folks! To begin, I’d like to apologize for my recent absence from the blog… Things will be a little lighter over the summer because such is the life of a teacher, but I will definitely post here...
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Please help me create a classroom library!
Dear friends and readers, I’ve just started a new job at a brand new public high school opening this fall in NYC, and I’m trying to gather books to create a comprehensive library in my classroom....
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Grading People in Power
This is such a great small article: Teacher-Lawmaker Schools Republicans Who Oppose Immigration Bill Mark Takano, a congressman from California who taught high school English for 23 years, decided to...
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What Teachers Make
Greetings, my long lost friends! So sorry for the sustained absence from the blog over the summer, but I think it’s necessary for teachers to take a good, long break in the summertime. I say that, but...
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Creating a School
Well, it’s almost here… day 1 of the 2013-14 school year! Tomorrow is the first day of school for many of us, but for me and my colleagues it’s an even bigger first: it’s the first day of school EVER...
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The Promise of a Party
I finally have a chance to sit down and catch up on some stuff after what was undoubtedly the longest week I’ve had in a looong time! Week 1 of school was fantastic and my kids are truly awesome, but...
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Vocab Paint Chips
As I’m sure you can tell from the dearth of postings in recent days, the start of the school year has been quite busy on my end! But I’m taking a break from planning to share this awesome video that a...
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Two Terrific (and Helpful) Books
Hi friends! Apologies again for the hiatus lately, but starting a new school is turning out to be quite the time-consuming endeavor! I won’t tell you it’s all been a breeze and things are spectacular...
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Behavior Management Breakthrough
I just looked at the date of my last post and literally gasped out loud. There are only two things to be said: (1.) I’m sorry for my long absence, and (2.) The school year is flying by (as hard as...
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Actually Teaching Writing
After a 2-month hiatus (it turns out that starting a new school and planning my wedding are VERY time-consuming activities), I return now to tell you about an unbelievably awesome writing program that...
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Back to the Blog!
I’ve been woefully remiss about posting, and I have many fairly valid excuses (wedding, teaching, moving, starting a new book, trying to relax this summer), but rather than dwell on them, I’ve decided...
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