Take a moment to write your mother a hand-scribed note, suggests The Academy of American Poets (Poets.org). To help you, they’ve created six lovely blank note cards (pdf files to print). In addition, you can choose from a nice array of…
Author: Dawn Hogue
The danger of quantifying everything!
Well, I heard a new one today. But first, the context. I had just handed back English 11 essays, for which I did not use a rubric. Instead, I used a traditional means of feedback. I circled, underlined, and pointed…
Write it in the Cloud
This morning on the radio I heard someone say that a document could be stored “in the cloud,” and determined once and for all to discover just what cloud computing means. I’m sure my understanding is quite simplistic, but to…
A new connection
Ninth graders are going to start reading The Most Dangerous Game today. One of their questions is about a “booby trap.” As I considered that phrase, my brain made the leap back to last year when our yearbook photo editor…
Good start
The new school year is off to an excellent start. My students are friendly and conscientious. They want to do well and be well. Most of the ninth graders are involved in some sport or physical activity after school, which…
Food, Inc.
We watched Food, Inc. last night and while I knew about some of the concepts presented, the documentary was really eye opening. I wish everyone would watch it and really think about the power each of us has to change…
September 1, 2010
This year is new in many ways: Two new English teachers: Ms Johnson and Ms Harter A renewed and vigorous view of technology (iPods in science classes!) A new 9th grade class (We ARE glad you are all here!) A…
The Answer Garden. Wayyyy cool.
Imagine the possibilities with Answer Garden. What would you use this for? My first thought is to assess prior knowledge with a question. Thirty kids with access to the Internet can give their answers in seconds and there’s your view…
Happy Anniversary!
Happy 50th anniversary To Kill a Mockingbird, published July 11, 1960.
Revisiting a childhood favorite
I’ve been running out of my own books to read, but my last foray through the shelves brought me face to face with Lois Lenski’s Strawberry Girl, a book I had bought for my daughter because it was one of…