Monthly Archives: April 2012

I got My Middle Schoolers to Like Reading and Lived to Tell About it!

Posted on April 24, 2012 by

It’s almost May, we are all wrapping up the end of the school year and for some of us, we are already dreaming about the summer days on the beach with a margarita in hand. For this teacher, I am … Continue reading →

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Writing Across the Curriculum with the Common Core

Posted on April 19, 2012 by

I don’t teach writing because I have to, I teach writing because it is a passion. It is a passion that was reignited in me after attending the Chippewa River Writing Project’s summer institute in 2010. Now, I can’t stop writing or … Continue reading →

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Academic Rigor and Common Core Resources

Posted on April 16, 2012 by

For the past several weeks I have been working on creating a curriculum map for my 7th/8th grade language arts classes.  As a staff, my colleagues and I felt this was important to put into place what and how we … Continue reading →

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Celly and the Common Core Standards

Posted on April 9, 2012 by

Celly and the Common Core Standards.

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Celly and the Common Core Standards

Posted on April 9, 2012 by

This post has been long overdue.  I wanted to outline the connections I can make to the Common Core Standards (CCSS) with Celly.  Below I have chosen three strands from the CCSS that I use with Celly.  Each strand is … Continue reading →

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Cellular Division

Posted on April 1, 2012 by

As my regular followers know, I am passionate about using cell phones as a digital tool in my classroom.  In addition, I have really enjoyed exploring Celly in my classroom, a texting platform that allows my students to communicate through text messaging … Continue reading →

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