Jill, the National Day on Writing website now includes testimonials from writers; sample pieces of writing; online tools for curators; and tips that could be shared with anyone interested in writing. I can't wait to see your school's gallery!
Yes, we have created one and hope to use it with the next school year. We also have an on-line writing program that lets them access their writing at home or anywhere and share it with others. We are hoping to make writing as exciting as sports se...
Jill, the idea you and your collegues are discussing is one way to showcase writing--I particularly like the idea of posting the writing with the student's photo. However, your idea is also limiting because only one student per grade will be able ...
The Language Arts teachers have discussed having monthly writing contest at our middle school and selecting a winner from each grade level. We would post their writing on line and have an in school bulletin board displaying the winning writing and...
"The existing standardized tests are so incredibly bogus that it is the height of impropriety for NCTE and other so-called professional organizations to pretend that tests exist "to identify learning needs, inform instruction, and monitor student ...
So far there has been no response from NCTE in any form since the postings on the website of the Washington Post. The bottom line remains:
NCTE has approved of a plan that calls for
(1) Explicit, systematic teaching of literacy as the only path.
(...
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