Teachers have been using CraftLit®, Just-the-Books, and Chop Bard podcasts to help them Flip Teach since before there was a term for it. TED-ed’s site has created a great way for teachers to build their own flips (and were I still in the classroom I would be utilizing my entire summer to build flips with their video vault). But…
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But What About Meeeeee?
ASCD Inservice: Does the Common Core Exclude Personal Meaning Making? Ah, I wondered when this would come up (again). First off, I would like to enter a resounding “duh!” into the do you have your students make personal connections to the text question. Of course. Who doesn’t? But, let’s be honest—those are the easiest…
Huck Still in Danger—Run, Huck! Run!
NB: I write this post using language that I never actually say and never actually said in a classroom. I taught Huck for years, but only in NYC, and only to classes that were predominantly filled with African American and Hispanic students (Dominican and Puerto Rican) and eventually some Asian (largely Chinese) students as well….
Madame Merch and Great Video
Last week, to celebrate the upcoming release of What Would Madame Defarge Knit? our artiste extraordinairé created free, downloadable holiday cards for you and yours to use this holiday season. You can view and download the goodies over at the Madame Defarge site. More goodies will be a-comin’ so keep checking back.
CraftLit Makes Headlines
Last night I received a lovely email from Online Schools and Accredited Online Degrees from Online Colleges informing me that CraftLit ranked in the top 50 of the top 100 Best Literature Podcasts on their site. To say I’m thrilled is an understatement. Their website is a marvelous clearinghouse not only of online learning programs,…