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New Course – Joy Write: Time, Choice, and Response for Developing Writers, K-8
Credit: 3 graduate credits from Saint Michael’s College When: July 6, 2022 – August 16, 2022 Instructor: Ellen A. Thompson. Ed.D. Location: Online Intended Audience: Teachers of Students in Grades K – 8 Cost: $1,575 with 3 credits / $900 without credits (we can bill for either 2021-22 or 2022-23
Teaching the Child: What I Learned as a Multiage Teacher
Teaching the Child: What I Learned as a Multiage Teacher Ellen A. Thompson, Ed.D It is true. I was a multiage teacher. More importantly, I was a multiage teacher by choice. I taught two grades at once andthen graduated to a three grade span classroom. I learned so much from
How can short poetry forms be mentor texts for metaphorical thinking?
How can short poetry forms be mentor texts for metaphorical thinking? ~ Melanie Stultz-Backus Most teachers have asked their students, from earliest grades through secondary school, to read and write Haiku. There are many short poetic forms, from epigrams to cinquains to clerihews to “Nashers” that can help students move
The Glass Half Full…
Musings by Ellen A. Thompson, Ed.D. “The kids did nothing wrong. The whole world stopped in March of 2020 for everybody.” I have made this statement a dozen times if not more, often after hearing teachers exclaim how low their students are this year. The children are where they are. Start