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"8th Graders, At this time tomorrow, we'll be done with the first day of the last semester of your middle school career!"33 days ago"Happy to say I was able to get 18 novels and graphic novels for $89 for my classroom today. I picked them from the ALA YA lit lists."126 days ago"At CFISD middle school language arts share session. Teachers are so creative! It *is* difficult to make LA kinesthetic."145 days ago
Tag Archives: Texas
*Educators* Should Serve On Board Of Education
Candidate’s Guide to Primary and General Election It looks like we need more highly qualified educators to run for Texas State Board of Education. I don’t have anything against being a liberal, conservative, or independent on the board, but I … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, politics, rant, solutions, STAAR, standards, suggestions, TAKS, TEA, TEKS, testing, Texas, Texas Education Agency, Texas State Board of Education, TSBOE, TX
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WHACTE – West Houston Area Council of Teachers of English
Last week, I went to the WHACTE 2009 Fall Breakfast. I was most happy to hear that the new TEKS–which I have been leery of–are being assessed by a test designed by teachers. The TEA has selected teachers to figure … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, conference, Houston, language arts, meeting, NCTE, professional development, professional organization, TCTELA, teachers of English, Texas, WHACTE
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Hello world!
Here’s what I used to have on mrHeyer.com — not much, but it’s a start. Tips for Teachers From time to time I will publish my observations about teaching. I expect much of it to be technology-related since that was … Continue reading
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Tagged law, legal, Lulu.com, mrHeyer.com, print on demand, Texas
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