If there’s one thing you can tell your students for sure, it’s that the human race is a race of storytellers. From ancient times to legends and folk songs, people have always loved to share stories, especially on special occasions. Halloween, for example, has no shortage of spooky short stories to be told, and those stories come in all shapes and sizes.
In an earlier blog post, I wrote about the benefits of assigning a collaborative writing assignment in the high school English and middle school ELA
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With a new school year upon us, it’s time to re-energize your teaching practices with some new routines and resources. Here are ten teaching resources
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