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How goes the Poetry Time Line Project?

Posted on April 1, 2015 by forstegrupp

The students have been working for the last 2 days on their timelines in addition to the 2 days before they had spring break. Each class has two teams to create their timeline. They have needed lots of supplies: construction paper, … Continue reading →

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Back to the lesson!

Posted on March 24, 2015 by forstegrupp

Now we return to the original promised posting — interrupted by a passing bunny. I called this lesson “Connect the Poetry Dots,” because the students begin with Shakespeare and end with Rossetti and in between are other poets. The way … Continue reading →

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How does a teacher keep students interested before spring break?

Posted on March 20, 2015 by forstegrupp

Yesterday was a post about technology learning. Today is a post about atechnology learning. Sometimes the students and I need to get away from the computers and instead of creating something in the cloud, create something tactile. And I needed … Continue reading →

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What do I do on the computer all day?

Posted on March 19, 2015 by forstegrupp

“With tools like augmented reality, games, and coding, it’s possible to imagine a model of schooling that departs from its behaviorist past — creating Ludic Education for a Ludic Age, promoting inquiry, collaboration, experimentation, and play.” Sophia Nguyen The March/April … Continue reading →

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Why do we always teach the tragedies in high school?

Posted on March 18, 2015 by forstegrupp

I am teaching a group of seniors and juniors about Shakespeare’s Comedies. In my last two jobs, the students only read the tragedies unless they elected to take a senior English elective. Yes, Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo & Juliet, Othello are … Continue reading →

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