Archive for May, 2010

Glasser, W., M.D.  (1998).  The quality school teacher.  New York: HarperPerennial, 18-22; 97-112; 113-118. An Annotation by Jeffery Ayer William Glasser, in three separate chapters, […]

Haertling Thein, A., Beach, R., & Parks, D. (Nov. 2007) Perspective-taking as transformative practice in teaching multicultural literature to white students.  English Journal, 97.  Retrieved […]

Glasser, W.  (1997).  “Choice theory” and student success.  Phi Delta     Kappan:  16-21. An Annotation by Jeffery Ayer Glasser makes a case for choice theory […]

Before I was introduced to wikis in April 2008, I never would have envisioned how much my teaching could use these new technologies. More importantly, my students could not be more ready to take their education to a new level that I sincerely hope will better connect them to the world and prepare them to participate in a digital world. The time is now, and while students have been hungry for this opportunity, the reinforcing research is thorough enough to justify using wikis,blogs, podcasts, Flickr, Moodle, and online writing technologies that I feel can significantly improve students’ writing, and perhaps more importantly, prepare them for digital citizenship. This series, based on action research I collected while studying for my M.Ed, explores the impact digital technology can have on how our students learn, and how we, as educators, can leverage that impact for the good of our students.

Freedman, R.L.H.  (1994).  Questioning formats. In Open-ended questioning: a handbook for educators (pp.11-20).  Dale Seymour Publications. An Annotation by Laurie Walsh The author reviews six […]

Fryer, W.  (2006, October 6).  Wiki, blog, or moodle?  Retrieved June 9, 2008  from    http://www.techlearning.com/blog/2006/10/wiki_blog_or_moodle.php. An Annotation by Jeff Ayer Fryer, in a blog […]

I had accepted a job as a 7th grade language arts teacher, and I was ecstatic to have a job where I could share my love for reading. However, I had no idea how to best teach these early adolescents who everyone seemed to be scared of. This lead me to the action research project I undertook for my Master’s Degree: brain based differentiation. This series of articles outlines what I learned.

“It is a waste of energy to be angry with a man (WTWL interjects, “or student”) who behaves badly, just as it is to be angry with a car that won’t go.”

Fontaine, D. ( 2008, May/June). Welcome to the age of the wikitext! MultiMedia & internet @ schools. Vol. 15, Iss. 3. An Annotation by Jeffery […]

I had accepted a job as a 7th grade language arts teacher, and I was ecstatic to have a job where I could share my love for reading. However, I had no idea how to best teach these early adolescents who everyone seemed to be scared of. This lead me to the action research project I undertook for my Master’s Degree: brain based differentiation. This series of articles outlines what I learned.