I have been trying all week to finish the last English Journal so I can gush about all the Folger goodness, but I haven’t had a chance. Lest I let too much more time slip by, I’ll discuss the articles I have had a chance to read. Mike LoMonico, as usual, is on target with [...]
Entries Tagged as 'folger'
Catching Up: Folger Education
October 14th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Professional Development, Recommended Reading, Teaching Literature
Tags: english journal·folger·gcte·iste·ncte·shakespeare·shakespeare set free
Proof Folger Methods Work: Week in Reflection, 1/20-1/23
January 24th, 2009 · 6 Comments · Reflection, Teaching Literature
Here in America Monday was a school holiday: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. I believe some of my students engaged in a service activity. One was organized by the school. I did not, and I feel bad about it. Even if I had just gone around the few blocks around my house and picked up [...]
I Noticed: Week in Reflection, January 12-16
January 16th, 2009 · 6 Comments · Reflection, Teaching Literature
The title of my post comes from a check-in activity I learned at the Folger Teaching Institute in which I participated last June. At some point of closure — the end of the day or right before lunch — we gathered in a circle and made a statement about something we had just done beginning [...]
Taming of the Shrew
January 4th, 2009 · 5 Comments · Teaching Literature
I found a wonderful unit plan for William Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew, which I begin teaching one of my British Literature and Composition Classes tomorrow. I adapted it, adding in some ideas from the Folger Shakespeare Library (whose lesson plan section on this play is kind of skimpy) and some ideas from the Penguin-Putnam [...]
Tags: folger·lessons·shakespeare·taming of the shrew·ubd·ubdeducators
The Teacher’s Daybook, 2008-2009
June 25th, 2008 · 5 Comments · Professional Development, Teaching Writing
I just pre-ordered my copy of Jim Burke’s handy planner, The Teacher’s Daybook, updated for 2008-2009. The planner will not actually be released until July 10. Usually, it is released much earlier, and I wonder if some of the changes made didn’t cause a delay in publication. The planners usually run from July to June [...]
Tags: folger·jim burke·penny kittle·shakespeare·shakespeare set free·teacher's daybook·write beside them
Folger Shakespeare Mini-Institute
June 17th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Professional Development, Teaching Literature
Last week, I participated in a Teaching Shakespeare Mini-Institute with the Folger Shakespeare Library. If you ever have the opportunity to participate in one of Folger’s institutes, seize the opportunity. You will not only learn great practical methods for teaching Shakespeare and learn about Shakespeare and his plays, but you will also develop professional ties [...]
Tags: education·folger·midsummer night's dream·shakespeare·teaching
Teaching Shakespeare Institute
May 15th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Professional Development, Teaching Literature
I am very excited to tell you I was selected to participate in the Teaching Shakespeare Institute here in Decatur, Georgia next month. If you haven’t checked out all the Folger Shakespeare Library has to offer teachers, go take a look now.
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Teaching Shakespeare Mini-Institute
May 5th, 2008 · 4 Comments · Professional Development, Teaching Literature
Michael LoMonico let me know of a change in this summer’s Teaching Shakespeare mini-institute in Georgia. The event will now take place at Glennwood Academy in Decatur from June 9-13 and includes a trip to the Atlanta Shakespeare Tavern on Thursday the 12th to see Much Ado About Nothing. The workshop is free, and teachers [...]
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