Category Archives: 9-12

What Is an English Teacher’s Role During SSR?

Posted on January 11, 2015 by

This post is the second in a series designed to connect teachers’ remembered childhood and/or YA independent reading experiences and their current teaching practices to Jeff Wilhelm, Mike Smith, and Sharon Fransen’s new book, Reading Unbound: Why Kids Need to … Continue reading →

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A Case for Graphic Novels in the ELA Classroom

Posted on November 13, 2014 by

Louis (Bud) Kanyo, is a CRWP 2009 Summer Institute Teacher Consultant who is currently a doctoral candidate at Michigan State University. Bud is also an Assistant Professor of English & Humanities at Mid Michigan Community College.  His dissertation research interests focus … Continue reading →

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Remembered Reading

Posted on August 7, 2014 by

Connecting Positive YA Memories to Reading Unbound, The Book Whisperer, and Our Students This post is the first in a series designed to connect teachers’ remembered childhood and/or YA independent reading experiences and their current teaching practices to Jeff Wilhelm, … Continue reading →

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Flipping English Classrooms: Grammar Instruction

Posted on July 21, 2014 by

Flipping has not come easily for me. I had to make sure it was going to fit my teaching situation. As a language arts teacher, I had to figure out just how I was going to flip the instruction within … Continue reading →

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Becoming Authentic Writers

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Janet Neyer

How the paperless classroom goes beyond teacher convenience This is the first in a series of posts about the impact of a paperless approach on the writing process and product. When it comes to technology, I am a geek.  My … Continue reading →

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