NCTE High School Matters

One of the major parts of the curriculum I spend most of my time teaching is the research process and essay. This process relies heavily u...

The verdict is in, and I’m pleased. My new essay assignment asks students to define the audience for a website (I let them choose off a li...

So this week I collect essays based on my snazzy new assignment. I asked students to identify and define the audience for one of four webs...

As I craft lessons in this new semester, I’m trying to incorporate the perspectives I gained when I first considered Marc Prensky’s “Digita...

As I glanced through the New York Times , I came upon a news item that dampened my identification with my Netflix favorite, Friday Night Lig...

I’ve enjoyed this first week of classes; I like my students, my schedule is a good one, and I’m happy to be with my school friends again. ...

Apparently, give me a little vacation and some extra sleep, and I start to go a little crazy. Students will waltz into my classroom on Mon...