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faculty book club
August 2018: Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward
article of the week
June 4, 2018: "The Crisis at Veterans Affairs" TheWeek.com (Note: This is the final AoW for the 2017-2018 school year. We will resume posting in August 2018.)
news
IT'S HERE...Kelly's newest book!
180 Days: Two Teachers and the Quest to Engage and Empower Adolescents by Kelly Gallagher and Penny Kittle (Heinemann 2018)
Felipe, one of Kelly's seniors, recites the famous advice scene in Hamlet to the class.
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RT @HeinemannPD: Moving students beyond compliant reading and writing and into engaged reading and writing takes focused planning.… https://t.co/W2dw1IoVHP
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Finding It Hard to Focus? Maybe It’s Not Your Fault https://t.co/rYaE4ZfDiW. The implications of distraction addict… https://t.co/f0aK8EqLzc
Mass Shooting Unit: Day 12 - "What the teacher did" and "What the students did" on the final day of this 12-day unit