Exciting ideas in a daily blog by mentor teachers

Exciting lesson ideas, book lists, videos, classroom strategies, and reproducibles in a daily blog by mentor teachers

College Readiness — The Real Deal

Monday, October 25, 2010
Language Arts, Classroom Management, Research Skills, Writing, Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades: 9–12

  
What is it that makes high school students successful in college? How can...

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Everyone Loves a Mystery

Monday, October 18, 2010
Language Arts, Writing, Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades: 6–8, 9–12

 

Most teens love mysteries. They like reading them, writing them, watching them on TV and in films, and they like ...

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It's Teen Read Week!

Friday, October 8, 2010
Reading, Language Arts, Writing
Grades: 6–8, 9–12

 
There's so much to do if you're a teen today. You can hang on Facebook; you can IM or Skype your friends till the...

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Get in the (State Testing) Game!

Monday, October 4, 2010
Reading, Language Arts, Homework and Tests, Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades: 6–8, 9–12

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The Silent Problem: The Plight of the Undocumented Student

Monday, September 27, 2010
Social Studies, Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades:

 


 Which one of these students should not be...

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ALL SOULS & the Theme of Resilience

Monday, September 20, 2010
Reading, Social Studies, Writing, Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades: 9–12

 

A few years ago, my good friend and fellow teacher, Bill O'Brien, called in sick to school on a Monday morning. When I talked to him later that day, he told me that he had been up all night reading a...

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Making Connections Using Similes and Metaphors

Monday, September 13, 2010
Language Arts, Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades: 6–8, 9–12

 

Making connections to their learning is absolutely essential for high school students....

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Teaching English Language Arts to the Tough Kids

Monday, September 6, 2010
Reading, Language Arts, Writing, Teacher Tips and Strategies, Technology
Grades: 6–8, 9–12

It's back to school time, and we all have dreams of...

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Parent and Family Engagement in Low Income High Schools

Monday, August 30, 2010
Parent and Teacher Communication, Teacher Tips and Strategies, Working with Families and the Community
Grades: 6–8, 9–12

 

Parental and family involvement has already been proven to be a key component in a student's academic success...

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Film and Feminist Criticism in the High School Classroom

Monday, August 23, 2010
Language Arts, Classroom Management, Writing, Teacher Tips and Strategies
Grades: 9–12

 

Millions of teenagers view movies at the theater, on DVDs, or on cable television each day. Teenagers need to be...

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Nancy Barile
Revere, MA
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