Reviewed by Mary McLaughlin, Ma-TESOL; M.S. SpEd Marisa DiFronzo, an English teacher at Weddington High School in North Carolina, may have been surprised when the news cameras from Fox 46 in Charlotte came rolling into her classroom, but her students …
Reviewed by Mary McLaughlin, Ma-TESOL; M.S. SpEd Many writers and teachers dream about writing film scripts that sell, but success is rare and far between. This is not the case for the English teacher who won Jesuit’s high “Profile of …
Reviewed by Mary McLaughlin, Ma-TESOL; M.S. SpEd A teacher at Freeport High School in Freeport, Florida is using his extra-curricular activity of juggling fire to connect with students. Troy Grisa, an English teacher for ninth and 12th graders said that …
Reviewed by Mary McLaughlin, Ma-TESOL; M.S. SpEd A Fairmont Senior High School English teacher was recently honored with the title of 2017 West Virginia Teacher of the Year. Toni Poling of Charleston said that she didn’t believe she was going …
Reviewed by Mary McLaughlin, Ma-TESOL; M.S. SpEd Hundreds of teenage students gather each summer to share living spaces, experiences and meals with educators at Seeds of Peace summer camp program in Otisfield, Maine. The program which began 16 years ago …
Reviewed by Mary McLaughlin, Ma-TESOL; M.S. SpEd Will Cogswell II taught high school English for three years in Maine before deciding to make a major change. The schools that Cogswell taught at were in small, rural towns and did not …
Reviewed by Mary McLaughlin, Ma-TESOL; M.S. SpEd A Newville, Pennsylvania English teacher has finally realized her dream to be published. Sherri Maret has taught English for 20 years in Chambersburg, Shippensburg and Cumberland Valley schools. Despite her love of teaching, …
Reviewed by Mary McLaughlin, Ma-TESOL; M.S. SpEd Suicide is claiming the lives of both the young and old at a rate never seen before in the United States. In fact, the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) reports that the …
Reviewed by Mary McLaughlin, Ma-TESOL; M.S. SpEd Jason McCuish, an English teacher at Lynn Vocational Technical Institute in Lynn, Massachusetts was recently awarded the Harvard Club’s Excellence in Teaching Award. The award is given to five recipients each year to …
Reviewed by Mary McLaughlin, Ma-TESOL; M.S. SpEd Richard Milner is a professor at the University of Pittsburgh, educating primarily in the School of Education. He recently published a new book, Rac(e)ing to Class: Confronting Poverty and Race in Schools and …