Daring to Disturb the Universe -- J.29

For those who loved hearing Junot Diaz at the convention and might want some ideas about teaching Diaz, I thought to share a short unit plan I created some years ago based on one of his stories in Drown. It deals with "economic point of view" and the story "Edison, New Jersey." I created the unit during a class on "The Literature of New Jersey," hence the specificity of tying the unit to NJ, but the unit can certainly be adapted to a more general world in which people come from different… Continue

How does one become a 21st century teacher? How does an experienced teacher continue growing once she/he has reached all the traditional milestones? What alternatives exist to the traditional concept of becoming a dept. chair or a principal? What other options are there for leadership and growth? I'm going to address these topics in my presentation. The closer I've gotten to presenting, the more I've realized that my presentation contains these thoughts. The inquiry and action I'll share is not… Continue

I've posted some documents I'll share at NCTE on my Google site: http://sites.google.com/site/danamaloney/