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Merriam-Websters definition of diversity states, “the condition of having or being composed of differing elements.” In the classroom context we have to understand diversity is seen not only in the fact that ...

Antero Garcia - 2013-05-12 13:45

I have been pondering this question as I prepared my poster presentation for the Kentucky Student Success Summit. I have made no secret of how troubling I find our national, state, and local conversations ...

Deanna Mascle - 2013-04-08 11:14 - 1 comment

This blog post originally appeared on Teaching Channe l as part of a publishing partnership with the Center for Teaching Quality . In late February, Pew Internet and American Life Project ...

Meenoo Rami - 2013-03-22 10:51 - 0 comments

My students are creating posters featuring six-word memoirs and artwork inspired by their reading to promote class discussion and their writing. At my institution our Writing II class is based on using ...

Deanna Mascle - 2013-03-08 09:55 - 0 comments

I have been teaching online for several years and one class activity which I have continually struggled with is the way to host a productive asynchronous class discussion. I believe (and have personally ...

Deanna Mascle - 2013-03-01 17:09 - 0 comments

I just finished  awarding  my students their badges for our Community assignment and I wanted to share the good, the bad, and the ugly aspects of my venture into gamification as opposed to grading. I ...

Deanna Mascle - 2013-02-21 08:04 - 0 comments

The Morehead Writing Project will present a double session about our new Writing Studio program at the Kentucky Council of Teachers of English Conference next week. I will lead off our panel discussion with ...

Deanna Mascle - 2013-02-13 13:36 - 0 comments

Today is  Digital Learning Day . How are you celebrating? I have a confession to make. I had big plans once upon a time. I had visions of a huge collaborative community event that brought together ...

Deanna Mascle - 2013-02-06 11:30 - 0 comments

As we enter February and as we come off the inauguration of the second term of the U.S.’s first African American president, it seems appropriate to talk about Black History Month and its place in school ...

chelsea henderson - 2013-02-06 08:41 - 0 comments

I am curious as a cat which I think has a great deal to with my career choices. Sure journalism is a lot about writing but it is also about questions and the search for truth (at least if done right, not the ...

Deanna Mascle - 2013-02-03 10:51 - 0 comments