Tag Archives: writing

NCTE Reflections: What we write down IS what we value: why I still don’t like CCSS

by Jay Stott Posted on November 25, 2012

Some thoughts after letting Las Vegas percolate for a week or so- assisted by massive helpings of turkey and pumpkin pie. Doc Z threw down her thoughts here the other day. 1) As always, it’s really exciting and energizing to … Continue reading →

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Update on Tuesday Writing Days

by Sarah M. Zerwin Posted on October 1, 2012

Just because I feel the need to be accountable to someone, here’s how my Tuesday writing evenings have been going since I recently declared that I would reserve time once each week to write: 9/4: Made declaration 9/11: Wrote about … Continue reading →

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Making space for teaching and writing, writing and teaching

by Sarah M. Zerwin Posted on September 4, 2012

I had one of those trail runs today. It was a run where my mind got totally lost and I started writing some paragraphs in my head. Didn’t even notice that my dog was straggling waaaaaaaay behind me. See this … Continue reading →

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The thought of automated essay grading has always made me cringe…

by Sarah M. Zerwin Posted on April 21, 2012

Another thoughtful tidbit from Bud the teacher: What Automated Essay Grading Says To Children | Bud the Teacher.  

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Sarah Kay is a ‘thing made of awesome’

by Jay Stott Posted on January 28, 2012

This is the reason TED is good. And the reason poetry is good. And the reason teaching is good. And the reason….oh never mind. Watch the damn video. I dare you not to be moved. Told ya. More about Sarah … Continue reading →

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That was painful…

by Sarah M. Zerwin Posted on January 19, 2012

My apologies for not writing the posts that are floating around in my head. I hope to get to them soon. My writing energy for the last few days has been focused upon a research presentation proposal to next year’s … Continue reading →

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Is it the grading, or is it the grading?

by Jay Stott Posted on January 11, 2012

We promised to get back to the issue of grading once we had finished doing a whole bunch of it. As I pondered this over break, considering my response to Doc Z’s throwdown on the subject, it seemed to me … Continue reading →

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Research papers rock!

by Sarah M. Zerwin Posted on December 1, 2011

I’ve discovered the iPhone app Songify, which enabled me to make this: Research Papers Rock It’s a big paper, we’ve been working on it for a while, their second rough draft is due tomorrow (final draft by Monday), the semester … Continue reading →

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Google Docs Fun

by Sarah M. Zerwin Posted on September 20, 2011

This is the single greatest document in the history of time, space, and Quyzzle. If you don’t know what that third one is, don’t worry. We’ll get to that. Either way, feel free to write here. Stories, song lyrics, limericks, … Continue reading →

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