- Basic Course Necessities:
- Course Syllabus in portable document format (pdf)
- Course Announcements (check here if class is cancelled, for instance)
- Reading for Week 2: "AGAINST SCHOOL: How public education cripples our kids, and why" by John Taylor Gatto
- English Journal online access information can be found here; you'll need to read articles from several issues as specified on the course syllabus
- Weblogging for class is hosted at www.blog-city.com
- Find the class's blogs and blog groups here
- Find the blog topics and basic info on blog entries here
- My blog is at pkittle.blog-city.com, if you're interested
- Assignments and Other Course Resources
- Directions for the assignment on literacy processes are available here
- A sheet to help you use your blog entries to learn about your reading processes is available
- The Reading Resource Site that a former 294 class created
- A semantic map handout that may help you think about how you read
- Some ideas about writing the Classroom Observation Paper , and the rubric for this paper created by a former 294 class
- An ITIP-style lesson plan format that may be useful when preparing to do your class teaching
- Some Web-based Grammar Resources
- A great resource for teachers: Teachers Net . Check out the lesson plans area, and the message boards --you'll find both good advice and a caring online community.
- The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) is the profession's official organization. Become a member!
- The English Teacher's Companion web site, created by Jim Burke , an exceptional teacher in Burlingame, which offers wonderful resources for future and present English teachers
- A collection of comments on education reform, sparked by the No Child Left Behind law (NCLB)
This page last updated 25 January 2004