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The LEARN Act and NCTE
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Hi Kelsie,
It was terrific, wasn't it. I'm working with Kylene to see if we can make it available as a powerpoint with a voice-over. I know that we will be printing it in February/March in the Council Chronicle and in the journal, Research in the...
I have been a member of NCTE for over 30 years, joining first as an English/Reading/Language Arts teacher and continuing my membership when I became a degreed, certified middle school librarian. Over those years, I have (naively, perhaps) believed...
So much confusion. The writers of the act confuse the terms literacy, language, and reading. They simply don't know any better. The executive board at NCTE seems to be ready to create a generation of citizens who ignore the differences in themselv...
This is sorta off the wall and to the side: I took the children's books I create (about 10 of them) to a Craft's Fair. I illustrate them also, btw. Rarely did anyone look at them, and, when they did, it was with a sort of 'what in the world is thi...
The National Council of Teachers of English should award the Doublespeak Award to itself
from Stephen Krashen & Susan Ohanian
November 22, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
The NCTE gives The Doublespeak Award annually to those "who have perpetuated...
I agree with what you say. Using language to read, write, visually interpret and represent what we know and believe and then interpret these things means that literacy is the TOOL that allows knowledge to be gained by both learners and teachers. I...
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- 23 years
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- At 4:23pm on November 25, 2009,
Sandra Wilde said…
- Kent, I was looking at the LEARN Act linked to from NCTE. It said that the definition of "valid scientific research" will be that used in the 1965 Higher Education Act, but I couldn't track it down. Do you know any more?
- At 7:05pm on July 9, 2009,
Alisha White said… - Hi Kent, it was very nice to meet you at CEE last month. I really enjoyed talking with you. Hope to see you at NCTE.
- At 2:20pm on April 29, 2009,
Andrew Pass said…
- Hi Kent,
It looks like you are very active on this site and in NCTE, so I thought that I would drop you a line introducing myself. I am a curriculum developer and technology enthusiast who lives in Michigan. I just joined this network, so I figured that I'd reach out.
Andy Pass
- At 4:04pm on November 23, 2008,
Derek Owens said…
- Kent, thanks for the fascinating presentation today at the editorial board meeting. I'll follow up with an email later. Best, Derek
- At 12:08pm on September 28, 2008,
Jan Spohn said… - Kent, I was looking for the video you shared at the Milwaukee Leadership conference, and while I found the general site, am mucking about to local the specific one. By chance could you link it? It was better than free
BTW - this is a great clip with Clay Shirky
Web 2.0, Gilligan, and One Percent of Your Time
I recently ran across this video http://www.warrenellis.com/?p=5885
from the April 2008 O'Reiley Web 2.0 conference. I think this talk captures the revolution in collaborative communication better than I could. I strongly urge you to take 10 minutes and watch it.
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- At 7:41pm on September 26, 2008,
Jan Spohn said…
- thanks, Kent and NCTE headquarters folks, for your dedication and putting these 21st Century things into our thoughts and at our fingertips!
- At 8:13pm on September 2, 2008,
Dale Allender said… - Kent,
when you get a chance please say hello to Daniel A. Guerrero. Dan is a new member and will attend convention for the first time this year. Dan is one of my former students from the UC Berkeley Urban Ed course. He is also working with me to promote Pathways in his school and among teachers in the Bay Area.
Dale
- At 4:12am on August 30, 2008,
Dale Allender said…
- At 4:36pm on August 29, 2008,
Lauren Markham said… - Thanks, Kent. I look forward to learning more about NCTE! Take care!
- At 3:31pm on August 29, 2008,
Shelbie Witte said… - Looks like you are coming to Florida for the PDI in October!! Yeah!!! Let me know what I can do to promote Pathways, assist, etc.
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