Having had a little bit of time to reflect on my trip to the NCTE convention in Chicago, I wanted to talk about some of the highlights for me. Personal highlights: My presentation with Glenda Funk and Ami Szerencse. Loved working with you ladies, and especially loved celebrating your birthday Saturday night, Glenda. Also appreciated…
I am really jealous of Jim Burke’s new organization scheme. I think he has come up with a system that is easy to use and will enable him to find and retain (and reuse) lesson and unit plans. I keep most of my documents on my computer and several of my unit plans at the…
On December 5, 2009, the English Companion Ning will turn one year old. Jim Burke, excited about the possibilities of Web. 2.0 technologies after last year’s NCTE Conference and its focus on technology and tools of the future, created the EC Ning, which would later be described as “the world’s largest English department.” If you’re…
My students in British Literature and Composition have just begun a unit on late Renaissance/Restoration poetry. We will read the following writers: John Donne Ben Jonson Andrew Marvell Robert Herrick Sir John Suckling John Milton Afterward, students will explicate a poem, something I was not asked to do until I was a freshman and college. …
This is liable to be a rambly post, and frankly, I’m not sure I like reading those myself, but sometimes they have to be written. Those of you who are members of the UbD Educators wiki — are you interested in having a Ning, too? It wouldn’t mean shutting down the wiki, but Nings seem…
I am so excited! Some time ago, I mentioned that two English teachers I’d love to see blogging are Jim Burke and Carol Jago. Jim Burke has created a Ning for English teachers, where, presumably, we can all look forward to regular posts in the form of blogs or forum posts from Jim! And Carol…
