Kindle Classroom Project update, 4/4/2013
Spring is here, and that means it’s time for another Kindle Classroom Project update. Although Kindle donations have slowed down, there are a number of e...
Tag: kelly gallagher
Quick tweet: Kelly Gallagher believes in think-alouds
See? Of all the strategies I learned in the NWP, #1 in effectiveness is the teacher writing and thinking aloud in front of students. #engchat — Kelly Gal...
Article of the Week: Next Steps
Several years ago, English teacher Kelly Gallagher noticed that his students didn’t know much about their world, so he began assigning the Article of the...
There must be more reading in schools
Most high schools don’t include very much reading in their curriculum. Here are some of the reasons I’ve heard: 1. Students don’t read very w...
Reading about teaching reading
I’ve always felt comfortable about teaching writing. The credit there goes to Nick Ferentinos, my high school English and journalism teacher, who made su...