Vol 61, No 1 (2019) Vol 61, No 1 (2019) 21 Mar 202021 Mar 2020 Table of Contents Editor's Introduction: Book TastingsJohn Pruitt, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Rock CountyI just learned about Book Tastings, so I asked WEJ's readers to showcase their own so I and others…
Vol 61, No 1 (2019) Book Tasting at Horace Mann Middle School 4 May 201921 Mar 2020 Tina Thone, Horace Mann Middle School, Sheboygan, tthone @ sasd.net First, I knew I had to be concise with the time restraints. I had only 60 minute class periods and…
Vol 61, No 1 (2019) Book Tasting at Black River Falls Middle School 4 May 201921 Mar 2020 Amy Recob, Black River Falls Middle School, amy.recob @ brf.org Raid the dollar store for tablecloths, flowers, fake candles, a mini violin, and fancy plates I found a sampling of…
Vol 61, No 1 (2019) Using Kahoot Jumble to Teach Paragraphing in the Writing Classroom 4 May 201921 Mar 2020 Adam Sprague, Bellin College, adam.sprague @ bellincollege.edu Over the past twenty years, online formative assessment has emerged as a valid pedagogical strategy from the combination of research in both formative…
Vol 61, No 1 (2019) “Social Justice: The Power of Choice and Voice”: Helping Students Understand That All Kinds of Writing Can Change the World 4 May 201921 Mar 2020 Michelle C Lange, Parker High School, Janesville, WI, michlange @ janesville.k12.wi.us I have a vision of bringing meaningful writing tasks to students. While we need to teach the craft of…
Vol 61, No 1 (2019) Review: Reading with Presence: Crafting Mindful, Evidence-Based Reading Responses, by Marilyn Pryle (Heinemann, 2018. 166 pp.) 4 May 201921 Mar 2020 Paul Wiegel, English Teacher, Ripon High School/Lumen Charter High School, wiegelp @ ripon.k12.wi.us Reading with Presence is Pryle’s seventh book aimed at making middle and high school students better readers,…
Vol 61, No 1 (2019) Review: Lessons Learned from the Special Education Classroom: Opportunities for All Students to Listen, Learn and Lead, by Peg Grafwallner (Rowman & Littlefield, 2018. 114 pp.) 4 May 201921 Mar 2020 Heidi Hamilton, Special Education Teacher, Arrowhead Union High School, hamilton @ arrowheadschools.org Elizabeth Jorgensen, Language Arts Teacher, Arrowhead Union High School, jorgensene @ arrowheadschools.org Lessons Learned from the Special Education…
Vol 61, No 1 (2019) Review: Winning Grants Step by Step: The Complete Workbook for Planning, Developing, and Writing Successful Proposals, by Tori O’Neal-McElrath (4th ed., Jossey-Bass, 2013. 128 pp.) 4 May 201921 Mar 2020 Thomas Hansen, past Illinois State Supervisor for K-12 Foreign Language Programs, Illinois State Board of Education I have used the book in previous editions and will be using this one now…
Vol 61, No 1 (2019) Review: An Invisible Thread by Laura Schroff and Alex Tresniowski (Howard Books, 2011. 252 pp.) 4 May 201921 Mar 2020 Thomas Hansen, past Illinois State Supervisor for K-12 Foreign Language Programs, Illinois State Board of Education Spiritually, I understand the author and her motives and feelings. I really loved this story,…
Vol 61, No 1 (2019) How to FRAME the First 10 Minutes of Class 4 May 201921 Mar 2020 Peg Grafwallner, Ronald Reagan High School, Milwaukee, peggrafwallner @ gmail.com This is an excerpt from Grafwallner’s forthcoming book, working title: How to FRAME (Focus, Reach, Ask/Analyze, Model and Encourage) Your Class…
