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		<title>Reflections in Grammar B</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Greg Dyer, University of Sioux Falls
Eisenhower Hall.  Kansas State University.  Late 1980s.  Advanced Composition.  Donald Stewart sits cross-legged at a student desk—near the door, as if blocking our departure.  He attempts to explain a chapter from the textbook, a chapter on Grammar B.  (Though the term “Grammar B” [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sue&#8217;s Sites of Interest</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jun 2007 23:52:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Sue Morrell, NBCT
Wagner Community School
http://www.artchive.com/index.html
This site allows students to see, literally, the connections between story and artwork.  For example, students might look at various artistic renderings of the Greek myth of Icarus, and compare those to the poems and to the legend.  The possibilities are endless.  It is free (right now, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What a Wonderful World?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2007 15:45:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Middle School Teacher’s 1:1 Reflections
by Anne Moege, Mitchell Middle School
NWP Professional Writing and Technology Retreat ‘06

“Thank you for calling the WWLI (Wonderful World of Laptop Initiatives) hotline.  If your idea of technology integration means showing students PowerPoint presentations of your class notes, press 1.  If you’ve never heard of the terms ‘wiki,’ [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Taking Chances with Writing and Technology</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2007 15:35:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A glimpse into a year in the life of a fifth-grade teacher teaching science
by Lindsay Sorben, Ellis Middle School , Austin, Minnesota (formerly at Bennett County in South Dakota); DWP Regional Liaison
“Miss Sorben, what button do I push?” —Internet Explorer.
“Miss Sorben, my computer doesn’t work” —I’ll be right there!
“Miss Sorben, my computer just locked up.” [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Choices in the classroom</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2006 19:46:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why choice is valuable
 by Karen Rahn, Rutland Public School
A simple vocabulary assignment with my juniors opened my eyes to the value of choice in the classroom, and I have been experimenting with this idea ever since. I was giving yet another long list of vocabulary words for the class to learn and then be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senior citizens and third graders–the perfect fit</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2006 19:38:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Connie Jensen, Gayville-Volin Public School
If someone were to walk into our school cafeteria on a particular day, they might see twenty-five third graders eagerly reading, writing, visiting or doing an art project with an equal number of senior citizens. The visitor’s presence would probably go unnoticed, as the two generations have eyes only for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Taking risks to make a difference</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2006 19:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reading-writing workshop and American literature
 by Nancy Kampfe, Bennett County High School
It’s May 10, 2006. Seniors have been counting the days remaining on their handmade, red wooden calendar since Easter.  Seven days left of high school. Every student is present.  A quiet buzz can be heard as students listen to friends read drafts [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teaching sentence structure with purpose</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2006 18:54:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Stacy Hawkins, Sioux Falls Roosevelt High School
When I first started teaching accelerated ninth grade English, the prospect of correcting advanced writing excited me. Sure enough, after I had assigned the first writing exercise of the year, my students impressed me with their creativity and style; strangely enough, something was missing. Even though the ideas [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Writing new teachers into the profession</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2006 06:03:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Carmen Graber, DWP 2006 SI participant
Have you ever walked down the hallways of a high school while classes are being taught? The doors are closed, and if you peer inside, the activity does not invite you to interrupt. Think for a moment what impact an isolated setting like this has on a new teacher.
Typical [...]]]></description>
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