Anna J. Small Roseboro,  National Board Certified Teacher Past President of the  California Association of Teachers of English* Education policy is on a roller coaster ride that is both thrilling and chilling. Those of us who teach the English/language arts were excited about the research of National Commission on Writing in America’s Schools and Colleges [...]

Excerpt from upcoming book Teaching Middle School English Language Arts: Incorporating 21st Century Technologies Pantoums One pattern that yields successful poems in middle school is a version of the less-familiar pantoum, a poem consisting of eight non-rhyming lines each are used twice. A pantoum is less intimidating for reluctant poets and works well because it [...]

In this presentation for the affiliate of the National Council of Teachers of English at Michigan State University,  I discussed the differences, advantages, and disadvantages of teaching in an independent/private school vs. in a public school.  Download a PDF of the PowerPoint file, below.  –Anna Download: Private/Independent vs. Public Schools