Writing
A good walk
R ecently, I went for a walk with one of my 9th grade classes. It was an impromptu, un…
Writing
Google Docs and student blogs
T omorrow begins week two of the 2011-2012 school year. One of the tasks students will…
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A delayed return
D ue to Tropical Storm Irene's touchdown in Massachusetts this morning, my distric…
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Principal encourages social media in the classroom
I t's nice to know that educators like Eric Sheninger are getting recognized for t…
Writing
Springing to the finish
T omorrow I head to Central Mass for Easter with my wife, folks, and sister. After tha…
Writing
A look back at what was
Now seems as good a time as any to look back over the highlights of 2010... January 20…
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Field trip
Tomorrow my Journalism students and I will venture to a nearby city for a tour of one …
Writing
200th post
T oday concludes my second day back at school. It also marks my 200th blog post! So fa…
Writing
The plunge
W ell, I'm back at it. The first day with students is tomorrow. Today was spent in…
Writing
Making comments
Ah summer, thank you for this time to read. In the spirit being an active and contribu…
Writing
Motivating journalism students
D o I have apathetic students? Sure. But do I also have motivated (or willing to be m…
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Technology's Role in 21st Century Education
T he teenager clad in sweatpants and Ugg boots shuffles in her seat, disinterested, a…
Writing
Writing Without Teachers
I recently picked up Peter Elbow's " Writing Without Teachers " becaus…
Writing
The Occasional Paper
W hile reading the latest version of NCTE's English Journal , I came across a ref…
Writing
50 Years of Research on Writing: What Have We Learned?
T hree of the greatest minds in the history of writing instruction come together to di…
Writing
The Six Word Memoir
It seems like this could be a fun activity to do with students.
Writing
From the Teacher's Desk
A sampling of musings from the mind of a suburban high school English teacher: School…
Writing
Felicem Diem Natalem
M r. B-G's English Blog is officially two years old. Two years isn't a lot of …
Writing
Writing is Essential
A video on the writing process, produced by students at McKay High School in Portland,…
Writing
Elegance in writing
Props to Bruce Schauble for this post on elegance . I also appreciated the Universal I…
