It’s loud. It’s full of energy. It can seem chaotic if you don’t understand it. That’s my grade 7 Language Arts Class. It was this class that I chose to work with for my Cohort21 Action Plan. My intentions were simple: to encourage more boys to read and for them to engage in a novel … Continue reading “OK GO! Slow Down… Fast Forward… Top Gear”
Ok, so I’ve been quite brutal at the blogging thing recently, but it finally floated to the top of the to-do list. So here’s what I’m working on. Ingredients 28 students (2 classes) with open minds 28 different novels of varying genres Various bits of EdTech in the form of blogs, software, etc. A … Continue reading “Action Recipe”
“It is what you read when you don’t have to that determines what you will be when you can’t help it.” – Oscar Wilde Since I was little, I have enjoyed reading for reading’s sake. Reading literature has provided many things for me over the years: an escape, a challenge, a point of discussion, a … Continue reading “I Am Because I Read. What Will They Be?”