Looking for an outstanding professional development opportunity? Then the annual conventions of the National Council of Teachers of English and the Conference on English Leadership are for you! Boston, MA is the setting for the 2013 Conventions. See info at NCTE.ORG (November 14-17) and NCTE.ORG/CEL (November 17-19) The following are links to handouts from my [...]
Professional Development comes in two forms: **** Presenting workshop sessions during which one shares ones own experiences **** Attending conferences and conventions to meet, greet, hear and learn from others This fall, I’ll be able to do both. First, I’ll giving a workshop at the Michigan Council of Teachers of English Fall Conference in Lansing, [...]
Have you ever wondered if it is worth the effort to learn enough about the literature of other cultures to teach it effectively? Do the administrators and parents challenge you when you suggest expanding the curriculum to be more inclusive? Here’s a set of slides presented to a wide range of audiences and at several workshops [...]
MCTE: Bright Ideas Conference – (Handouts below) Measure for Measure : Reading and Writing About Literature Using Nine Yardsticks of Value Presenter: Anna J. Small Roseboro, Grand Rapids, Michigan High school students sometimes question the value of reading the assigned books and wonder how educators choose the literature studied in English/Language Arts classes. More puzzling [...]
Looking for ideas to enhance your teaching Shakespeare plays like Romeo and Juliet in ways that appeal to the multiple intelligences? Looking for ideas that provide be formative and/or summative? Want to keep it fun while assuring yourself that students are getting an in depth experience with this classic work of literature? Here are ideas [...]
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
