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Nancy Patterson
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Adolescent Literacy
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National Gallery of Wr...
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In the Middle Education
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Technology Tool Kit: Digital Narratives
Started Nov. 21, 2008
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This group was created for Middle Level Steering Committee discussions and announcements.
Approximately 8 million students in grades 4-12 are reading below grade level. Limited literacy skills cause 3,000 students to drop out of high school every day.
Join this group to share challenges and solutions.
I would like to know whether people are using applications like photostory, movie maker, podcasting, etc. Or, how do your students use web 2.0 tools to deepen their experiences with reading, writing, listening, viewing, and representing??
Nancy
Do you teach in a laptop environment? Let's talk about how we made the transition from traditional classroom teacher to laptop classroom teacher. How do you identify and decide to adopt Web2.0 innovations?
A group for individuals who have volunteered to serve as local curators for local partner galleries within the the National Gallery of Writing.
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I can't believe it is August!!! For many people, school begins next week. In Michigan it begins right after Labor Day, but the "back to school" supplies have taken over the garden supply places in my favorite discount stores.
My favorite back to ...
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- Grand Valley State University
- Position
- Associate Professor
- NCTE Member?
- Yes
- How long have you been a member of NCTE?
- a long time
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- At 5:29pm on November 6, 2008,
Amber Stephens said… - Nancy,
I had your class a few years back and now hope to see you at the convention. I am teaching ESL in Houston, TX (since there are no jobs in Michigan!). Send your current students to the Houston, Texas tables at the out-of-state job fair in the spring. There are great opportunities here.
- At 2:50pm on August 19, 2008,
Jim Strickland said… - I'm still learning this thing. If I clicked on your page, I'm guessing that means I added you as a friend. If not, tell me how to do it.
Jim
- At 9:33am on August 19, 2008,
Jeffrey N. Golub said… - Nancy, good to see you here. Will look forward to seeing you again in San Antonio and catching up on everything worth catching up on. Where have you been gadding about this summer? Inquiring minds (like mine) want to know...
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"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.
(...
Approximately 8 million students in grades 4-12 are reading below grade level. Limited literacy skills cause 3,000 students to drop out of high school every day.
Join this group to share challenges and solutions.
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