Category Archives: Writing
Why authentic literacy matters when it comes to student achievement
In preparing for active research project between a couple of my graduate classes, I was fortunate enough to be directed to an article that appeared in a July 2008 copy of English Journal. In the article, “Research Matters: Authentic Literacy and Student … Continue reading
Making connections with students
If you think teaching is hard, try being a student-teacher – or as Pitt likes to call us MATS, interns. You’re the one who is hovering around the classroom, not saying much and trying your hardest to both fit in … Continue reading
Beliefs in teaching English (a followup)
A quick update to my response on what I feel about teaching high school English. There’s roughly 20 in my Introduction to Inquiry class and we all talked about our beliefs for a minute or so. We were asked to … Continue reading
Filed under Class assignment, Classroom management, Communication, Education, English, Teaching, Writing
What do you believe about the teaching of English?
This is from one of my first assignments in my M.A.T. program. I figure my blog could also be used as place to share my thoughts as I work toward my degree – and then even further. This is a … Continue reading
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A new approach to sports journalism
A few weeks ago, I wrote about a big problem facing sports journalism. I wanted to expand on that thought because I think it coincides with another issue with the industry. The situation, as many know, is that budget cuts … Continue reading
Filed under Communication, Journalism, Media, Newspapers, Personal, Publishing, Social Media, Sports, Twitter, Writing
Sunday reads
All the News That’s Fit to Download: How significant is The New York Times’s decision to charge for its Web content? Very, says Steven Brill. (Steven Brill, Newsweek) Documentary on the end of The Rocky Mountain News (Video) Dialing in … Continue reading
Filed under Blogging, Journalism, Magazines, Media, Newspapers, Publishing, Social Media, Writing
What’s going to happen to sports journalism?
This post was originally written for and published on Journalism 2.0. The blog is run by Mark Briggs, who is the CEO of Serra Media, the company I’m interning with this semester. Throughout the semester, I’ll be writing blog posts … Continue reading
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