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I have been part of Philadelphia Federation of Teachers since I started teaching in 2006. Although, I don’t agree with my union 100% of the time, I am glad my union exists.
I support my union because I work in a city where schools are overseen by SRC, five member school board which is appointed, not elected. In this situation, I am glad that there is a union to voice the needs of students and teachers.
I support my union because it seems like there is a deliberate move towards privatizing schools rather than providing adequate support and funding for them.
I support my union because sometimes a colleague is removed from her classroom for voicing her opinions and the union has stepped in to help and return her to the classroom.
I support my union because I believe in our country, both sides at the bargaining table should have a voice and come to an agreement about what schools mean to our community.
I hope that my union continues to stand up for safe and caring schools for all students in Philadelphia.
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I would be considered a baby in the National Writing Project family as I participated in the summer institute less than a year ago. It is difficult to put into words what it has meant to be me to be part of this network of teachers across the United States.
The Summer Institute was the best professional development I have received as a teacher. During the institute, along with 21 other participants, I experience what it is like to be asked to write, read and respond to writing in a meaningful way. Our cohort of K-16 teachers bonded over food, stories and challenges we face as we look to improve our classroom practice. During this summer, I found my voice as a writer and have since tried to help my students’ find their own through our class blog. In some ways, I have tried to take the framework of NWP built on community of readers and writers and create a similar experience for my students this year.
The summer institute helped me to see my students and me as writers. The way we talk about reading and writing in our class feels different this year because we are not playing “school” bur rather telling our stories – stories that have shamed us and stories that have saved us.
I have made many connections through NWP that I hope last a lifetime. I have just found this nationwide community of readers and writers and I am not ready for this relationship to be over. National writing project needs to be funded because there are thousands of teachers like me who need a home and a place to grow.
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Ch.1 Quiz Dreams of My Father
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English 2 students – please complete this quiz. Thanks!
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Examples of class created wikis
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What do you think? Do you think your use of cell phone during instruction time has any impact on your learning?
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A while ago, I asked my colleagues on twitter, what type of music do they listen to while writing. Here is a sample of their answers and some of my favorites:
Requiem for a Dream soundtrack
Thanks to @mrchase, @poh, @andersonGL, @SlazaOtc, @marknkilmer, @pickledtreats and @pete_rodrigues for their input.
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I spent the weekend with amazing educators from around the National Writing Project creating a resource for their Digital Is site. Here’s how I spent my weekend:
more pics can be found here.
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In this non-fiction cartoon, John Goodwin, a young photographer in 1967, captures the iconic images of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s historic ‘Beyond Vietnam’ speech at New York’s Riverside Church
Read more: http://www.time.com/time/video/player/0,32068,732540077001_1954493,00.html#ixzz1BKxuokbK
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