Many of you have already seen this clip. It moved me to tears. Many of the reunions happened at schools, and I wondered, “How many of our children are having to do without a father or mother because he or she is serving our country? How many will …
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Enrique’s Journeyisms
According to Sonja Nazario, there are roughly 48, 000 children who enter the US from Central America and Mexico illegally without a parent. Two-thirds of those will succeed past US INS. Counselors in a Texas detention center estimate that of the c…
Reading Enrique’s Journey
As part of my work with North Star of Texas Writing Project (NSTWP), I am participating in research about Culturally Mediated Writing Instruction (CMWI). It focuses on how to strengthen academic writing for ELLs. The research group is reading Sonj…
From AA to AU….What a Difference a Letter Makes
When I leave school for the summer, I like to be able to detach myself from all things DISD for however many weeks it may be possible. I shut down as much as possible because 1) I want to focus on family, 2) I need a break, 3) I need time to conce…
Teachers Are the Center of Education: NWP, College Board, & Phi Delta Kappa
NWP, College Board, and Phi Delta Kappa join forces to celebrate and share the powerful work of teachers. This particular report looks at teachers who use technology in writing instruction. Hats off to these three organizations for realizing that …
MacArthur Grant Will Expand National Writing Project’s Digital Media Program – National Writing Project
MacArthur Grant Will Expand National Writing Project’s Digital Media Program For Immediate Release Press contact Genevieve Bennett (415) 515-8040 gbennett@nwp.org Berkeley, CA, February 18, 2010 – The National Writing Project (NWP) announced today…
Social Networking: Virtual or Face-to-face?
Does a hierarchy exist? Why?Talk about when you prefer one over the other? Benefits of each?
Human Systems Dynamics, Zone of Proximal Development, and CMWI
via hsdinstitute.org Understanding the complex ecology composed of diverse systems and individuals is integral to helping “students read and write powerfully and independently” (Patterson, CMWI, August 4, 2010). Mediating while searching for and e…
What are the complexities of a secondary classroom?
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Media Companies Try Getting Social With Tumblr
via nytimes.com Is Tumblr the new Facebook or Twitter as far as marketing tools and networking for companies? I agree that it is super easy to post. What do you all think? I’ve been on Tumblr for a while. What new services will be the new powerhou…
Persistent Pondering 