My Reflection on Gee’s Introduction to What Video Games Teach Us About Learning and Literacy
q2lwebsite
via q2l.org Quest to Learn or Q2L is a New York City school centered on learning how we create, innovate, renovate, appreciate, and collaborate in the systems of today’s world. Using digital media and gaming, students at Q2L explore how to problem…
Gaming: Playing to Learn
One of the greatest advantages of being a Writing Project teacher is being exposed to learning frameworks that are innovative, research-based, and highly engaging. At this year’s NWP Annual Meeting in Orlando, I attended a fantastic session entitl…
Bored and Bookless (Classroom Project at DonorsChoose.org)
via donorschoose.org Yippppeeee!!! My kids get their classroom library, and I am so excited to have such wonderful books to share with them. I think this could really help them fall in love with reading. Thank you so much Townsend Press, Ms. Arlen…
Bored and Bookless
Help my students fall in love with reading. Please donate to help me get high-interest books for our classroom library. My students, who are mostly English Language Learners and mostly free or reduced lunch, told me they need to read more at home,…
Educational Reform Discussion
With the release of “Waiting for Superman” and NBC’s “Education Nation” weeklong focus on educational reform, there has been much important exploration of education reform in the United States. I am all for it. It just so happens that former First…
Revving Up: Starting a Writing Community
Many of my colleagues still don’t get me. They don’t understand the degree to which I find writing essential. They don’t realize how much I love my students to write. They think I’m talking about some fairytale land where if I had the time, the ri…
The Wilderness Downtown: A Google Experience
Check this out. I know this has been out for a while, but it sent chills down my spine. Imagine comparing different locations in this Google experience.http://thewildernessdowntown.com
The Evolution of Classroom Technology – Interactive Feature
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Persistent Pondering 