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Quick Poetry Lessons for Early Elementary Students

3/29/2023

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Here is my latest Edutopia article, Quick Poetry Lessons for Early Elementary Students.
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Getting First Graders Started With Research

1/24/2023

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Teaching academically honest research skills helps first graders learn how to collect, organize, and interpret information.
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Introducing Poetry to First Graders

1/5/2023

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This Edutopia article I wrote is an explanation of how introduce poetry to first graders in short easy-to-use units of thematic poetry.
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Encouraging Young Students to Be Storytellers

12/2/2022

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This Edutopia article I wrote is about how to encourage Grade 1 students to engage with storytelling and become storytellers.
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Big Drama on a Small Budget

7/15/2022

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Below is my new article with Edutopia about how to produce a place on a shoestring budget. 

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A 10 Step Guide to Teaching Monologues

5/31/2022

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Below is my new article with Edutopia about how to teach writing and performing dramatic monologues. A 10 Step Guide to Teaching Monologues.
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How to Make Poetry Writing Fun

4/21/2022

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Here is my new Edutopia article about how to have fun teaching poetry writing, specifically Odes, but the writing process can be applied to any form.
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How To Create an Inspiring Poetry Recital Unit

2/24/2022

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This is my new Edutopia article (February 2022) that explains how to create a poetry recital unit for Middle School students.

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Getting Students Hooked on Shakespeare

1/12/2022

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My new Edutopia (published January 2022) article about how I work with upper Elementary and Middle School students, getting them excited to work with Shakespeare texts!
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Current Articles and Education and Storytelling

11/28/2016

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TASIS - The American School in Switzerland (2019) - an article about my Global Service Learning trip to Ethiopia.

Kurzweil Education (2015 - ongoing), numerous articles, such as:

The Gifts of Being a Dyslexic Teacher; Motivating Students with Dyslexia; Technology and Digital Literacy; Creating an EAL-inclusive Classroom; Inspiring Writing with Young EAL Students;  Small Ways to Have Big Fun with Reading and Writing; Why Storytelling in the Classroom Matters, etc.

Edutopia: (2014 - ongoing), numerous articles, such as:
Why Storytelling in the Classroom Matters; The Gift of Being a Dyslexic Teacher; How Storytelling Inspires Children to Learn English; The Power of Poetry in Primary Classrooms; Young Storytellers (inspiring students to be storytellers); The Power of the Postcard (giving feedback to young students);  Lunchtime is Club Time; The Afterschool Shakespeare Club; Learning to Hook an Audience; and A Voice Worth Listening To (poetry mini-units).

International Inquirer: (2014):
Writing Poetry in Grades 2 and 3.

IB World Mazagine (2014-2016):
How to Use Storytelling in the Classroom
; How Storytelling Transforms the Classroom


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    Overview:

    I am often commissioned to write articles about education, storytelling, having dyslexia and teaching. 
    Prior to that, I wrote many articles about creative writing, working in theatres and scriptwriting for Writers Forum and Scriptwriting Magazine (2001-2005). 

    You can read many of the articles listed on request, including older writing articles referred to above.

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