November 10, 2007

Evolving Technologies=Evolving Literacies

Both of the chapters in the BEERs book reminded me a lot of what we have been talking about in Dr. Stearns’ other class: ENG 506, which is technology in the classroom. For those of you who aren’t in that class now, these chapters are good examples of issues that we explore in 506. Further, [...]

November 10, 2007

NCTE EJ Nov. Issue – Hill Article

After checking out the November EJ article by Hill  on re-engineering the English classroom, a few of his comments really ring out at me:

In English classes, seniors are not always more competent or perceptive than freshman.  I think we often underestimate our freshman and believe that seniors are our most polished students.  Hill challenges this idea.
We must change [...]