TOWARDS A REVOLUTION – 3
Morning Ramble: I had a motorcycle when I was younger. I had it long enough to know that - no blame - cars were not trained
TOWARDS A REVOLUTION – 2
Sean said: …we, as teachers, need to know how and where to direct Tanisha so that her voice is given value…. This is the task, indeed! First,
Overemphasis on FVR
When we create small ten-minute pockets during class for the kids to read whatever they want, called Free Voluntary Reading as per Krashen, we are
Extended Readings
I got this question: Ben - I understood that you don't think it is a good idea to give extended readings to students at the very
TOWARDS A REVOLUTION – 1
APCI stands for Activity Pack Comprehensible Input instruction. It’s the application of CI to worksheets to learn lists of words. That’s what’s happened to the
APCI
In my opinion, those who think that they are going make it through the entire online thing using APCI, won't.
Father Spirit
This is from Kate: Hey Ben - Here is something I kept. I have no idea where it came from. It is typed yes, really on a
The Real Curriculum
People who embrace the Star - a fine example of NTCI - can't believe how much it makes their jobs easier. They say, once they
Here Comes the Sun
As we crawl under the barbed wire of Covid, keeping ourselves going, knowing we'll make it, even - in an odd way - thanking Trump
Javiar Fails
Hello, I am your grade book and I wanted to congratulate you on another year in service to me. Oh, I know, I know. You thought you