Que Chevre! Adding Latinx Voices to Your Classroom
After the protests of the summer, one common theme emerged. Not every voice is represented in society and our classrooms. We need more diverse voices in classrooms across the US, […]
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Deborah is the co-CEO of Barraug Books and Curriculum. She earned a Doctorate of Education in Secondary Education at Kennesaw State University in 2017. A National Board Certified Teacher, Deborah has been teaching for 29 years. She currently teaches AP English Language and Composition (American Studies) and Honors American Literature. Her newest venture is teaching composition at the university.
Amazon Ignite is an Encouraging Digital Platform
Amazon launched an intriguing new digital platform, Amazon Ignite, this week, and we requested an invitation. We love Teachers Pay Teachers having maintained a store since 2012. We will continue […]
Teaching English in Korea with a Baby in Tow
When we arrived in Seoul, Korea laden with nine black oversized duffle bags and a car seat, we had flown for 14 hours with a one-year-old. Our son was supposed […]
A Teaching Epiphany with “Marigolds”
When I started teaching in Miami in 1990, I took over for a series of substitutes for an English teacher on pregnancy leave. These seventh-grade students were incorrigible according to […]
Reading Billy Collins’s “More Than a Woman” and David Foster Wallace’s “Consider the Lobster”
Part I: Charming Billy I first came across the contemporary American poet, Billy Collins, in a workshop around the time he was named the United States Poet Laureate in 2001. […]
Cafe con Leche con Amor
Each weekday morning by 6:45 AM, I fly down the stairs into the kitchen slipping my arms through my sweater or hopping as I slide my feet into my shoes. […]
What I Read in a Doctoral Level Research in Writing Course
Bangert-Drowns, R., Hurley, M., & Wilkinson, B. (2004). The Effects of School-Based Writing-to-Learn Interventions on Academic Achievement: A Meta-Analysis. Review of Educational Research, 74(1), 29–58. doi:3516060 Robert Bangert-Drowns, Dean of Education, […]
Back to the Brick and Mortar
From 2004-2008, I was a stay-at-home virtual school teacher. I was a full-time high school English teacher for one of the largest and most esteemed virtual schools in the United […]
Launching Our Teachers Pay Teachers Store
According to a recent Forbes Magazine article, two-thirds of all U.S. teachers actively use Teachers Pay Teachers. Whether you download the many free items, peruse the site for ideas, buy […]