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Peter Smagorinsky argues that teacher education programs need to provide prospective teachers with what he describes as “conceptual unity”; that is, they need to rein-force a consistent conceptual framework over several courses and field experiences. As he notes, programs with this kind of conceptual Breitling Replica coherence would provide an “extended, generative, synergistic set of […]

The use of case studies is an important strategy that merits further discussion. If new teachers are pleasantly surprised that their students are bright, courteous, and cooperative, that is one thing; if they expect respect, admiration, and tangible success but encounter resentment, apathy, and doubt, they will experience frustration. It would be worthwhile, as part […]

Designating Threadmeisters served as a necessary management tool, since tribe members at both schools needed to know the basic facts about the island so that they could create the maps and brochures. In writing the brochure section on “rules,” for example, the person responsible for that section only needed to read the Threadmeister’s Re-port to […]

Excited but nervous about this challenging new work, students went online and began general discussions about their plans for creating a perfect society, coupled with discussions about what was happening in Lord of the Flies. Students were able to discuss their tribal paradise plans in class and online for two weeks. Although there was lively […]

Issues of correctness cannot be ignored, and students must be expected to polish drafts of their writing using conventions of Standard English. In their discussion of African American Vernacular, Wheeler and Swords present the “Code-Switching Shopping List” that asks students to examine their writing by searching for the top ten “informal English patterns’ and to […]