More Paranoia out of Arizona; NCTE Responds

Tuesday, June 8th, 2010

First there was the legislation that allowed Arizona police to ask for the papers of anyone they suspected of being illegal. Then, there was the equally idiotic law barring ethnic studies in Arizona public schools. Now, the Arizona Department of Education is prohibiting teachers “with heavy accents” from teaching English language learners. In other words, [...]

Some New Presentation and Search Tools, Courtesy of NCTE

Sunday, November 22nd, 2009

I’m in the Milwaukee airport, on the way home from the NCTE conference. My stay at the conference was shorter and less involved than in previous years (fewer meetings, only one presentation, and more sight-seeing), but I still picked up a few new ideas and materials. I was geeked to buy a number of young [...]

Missing NCTE

Saturday, November 22nd, 2008

For the first time in seven years, I am skipping the annual NCTE Conference. This year, it’s held in San Antonio, where the weather is warm–around 70 degrees. This year also marks a theme that is very relevant to my line of work and thinking: Shift Happens: Teaching in the Twenty-First Century. Scanning through the [...]