Uncategorized Writing to Learn in the Content Areas 01/01/202601/01/2026 Writing to learn is key to most topics that require thinking. Here's a link to a sample packet of pages from the WRITING TO LEARN MATH IN CLASS: Collaborative and…
Diversity/Inclusion… Earl Brooks 07/11/202507/12/2025 Brooks is a generous educator who has shared with me in online and convention session. He also is a musician and Assistant Professor of English at the University of Maryland,…
Diversity/Inclusion… Back to School: Mandalas with Metaphors 07/22/202407/22/2024 The Inspiration for GETTING TO KNOW OUR STUDENTS One way we educators know an assignment will work is when we’ve tried it ourselves. Here’s one version of a collage assignment…
Assessments/Rubrics… CONCURRENT Teaching, Learning and Assessments 01/24/2024 Black History Month: Teach, Learn, and Assess Concurrently In whatever subject area you teach, there are men and women of African American heritage who have utilized knowledge from your content…
Assessments/Rubrics… EMPOWERING LEARNERS – Contributors 10/24/202312/07/2023 We know the value of collaboration, so despite each of our 40-plus years of teaching experience, Susan Steffel and I invited and received contributions to the content of our new…
Assessments/Rubrics… Revising Not Editing 09/28/202309/28/2023 How Do I Make It Better? ” Students sometimes wonder how they can make a well-written early draft even better. If you teach them specific steps they can take to…
Management… Seeing is Believing 09/11/202309/11/2023 Sometimes, when students SEE how essays work, they can write their own with more confidence and competence. One thing that has worked for me is using colors, metaphors, and formulae.…
Management… Methods, Materials and Management — and Mentoring for Morale 03/19/2021 Methods, Materials and Management — and Mentoring for Morale Learning to teach is a kind of journey. The trip may be voluntary, planned, and anticipated, or it may be mandatory,…
Uncategorized Mnemonics for Exams 03/13/202507/12/2025 Serve up a M.E.A.L. with P.I.E. As the school year winds down, most students will take exams requiring them to write succinct responses to in-depth questions. As an "in-class prep,…
Management… Prepping Students for Library Research 10/21/202405/10/2025 Mary Ruge, Librarian at Grand Valley State University, generously consents to share the slides used when presenting to the Freshman Comp class my daughter, Roz Roseboro, teaches. The students responded…
Management… Simplify for Sophistication 10/14/202407/12/2025 Dear Colleague, As a recent or veteran academician, you have been hired to teach students to think and act based on their increased understanding of your content area. You will…
Uncategorized Deeper Reading with Nine Yardsticks of Value 08/15/202408/15/2024 While the Nine Yardsticks of Value originally were written for use in evaluating fictional works, they can be adapted for deeper reading of more kinds of writing. Take a look…