My English 9 class recently finished Homer’s epic poem The Odyssey. Students read Gareth Hind’s graphic novel as well as one book from...
“Here’s another tool you can put in your toolbox.” You’ve heard it before. We’ve all heard it from other teachers, administrators,...
I am an Iowa teacher. I have taught hundreds, maybe thousands of Iowa teenagers over more than two decades. I have given each of them...
This essay was originally published in the Dewitt Observer on Dec. 28, 2021. As the late science fiction writer Harlan Ellison stated, “You...
FROM THE TEACHER It is my hope for you amidst the down time away from school, your heart is lifted up, lofted toward...
A classroom library is critical to creating readers and community. So whether you’ve built a library with high-interest reads that have stood...
ICTE Fall Conference 2022 As an English teacher, whenever the concept of truth enters a classroom discussion, I’m compelled to ask...
The Iowa Council of Teachers of English will provide a series of Zoom meetings to walk teachers through the process of what to do when a...
What they don’t know is that my classroom is a delicate ecosystem A playground, a petri dish, for practice and patience We try and fail...
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