by Heather MacCorkle | Dec 8, 2020 | Uncategorized
I recommend, respectfully, that you don’t either.Photo by Ian Schneider on UnsplashMy classes are chock-full of competitive students. Some are competitive with academics, and some are competitive regarding sports or extracurricular activities. Either way, grades...
by Heather MacCorkle | Nov 8, 2020 | Uncategorized
AKA — Breakout Bell-Ringers Part IIPhoto by Brooke Cagle on UnsplashLast week’s article was about a plan for a new type of bell-ringer assignment called “Breakout Bell-Ringers.” In that article, I detailed how I was going to implement the idea in one class. This...
by Heather MacCorkle | Nov 1, 2020 | Uncategorized
Geographic dispersion currently hampers our need to socialize, which increases the sense of social isolation we are all feeling. This week, I’m going to try a solution.Featured Image Photo by Chris Montgomery on UnsplashOne strand of the ELA curriculum that gets...
by Heather MacCorkle | Oct 25, 2020 | Uncategorized
“Teamwork makes the dream work,” they say, and it is true, no matter how geographically dispersed the class team is.Photo by Marvin Meyer on UnsplashSomething nice has been happening that I reflected upon this week. Students online have been asking for permission to...
by Heather MacCorkle | Oct 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
The day I heard people giggle as they read Billy Collins’ “Introduction to Poetry” during the first minutes of class was the first day this year I thought I was doing something right.Photo by Javier Sierra on UnsplashI No Longer Feel GuiltyIn a previous article, I...
