Reviewed by Mary McLaughlin, Ma-TESOL; M.S. SpEd High School English Teacher John Salapatek may be well-known at Golden Valley High School in Santa Clarita, California where he’s taught English for the past 11 years, but he had a very different …
Reviewed by Mary McLaughlin, Ma-TESOL; M.S. SpEd A long career has sadly come to end. Lillian Bogovich, an English teacher at Milpitas High School in Milpitas, California for the last 25 years, retired this past spring. After a fulfilling career …
Reviewed by Mary McLaughlin, Ma-TESOL; M.S. SpEd In high school, the expectations of students increase from the simple book reports of junior high to complex, multifaceted essays and reports. Naturally, it takes time to develop those skills, and teachers may …
Reviewed by Mary McLaughlin, Ma-TESOL; M.S. SpEd A New Hampshire English teacher has been given the opportunity to be more creative in the classroom. Heidi Pauer, an English teacher at Bow High School was recently named as the 2015 recipient …
Reviewed by Mary McLaughlin, Ma-TESOL; M.S. SpEd The Adult Learning Center’s English class in Spartanburg, South Carolina has started welcoming international refugees from such far-flung countries as Ghana, Kazakhstan, Congo, Laos, and Ukraine to help them works towards a GED. …
Reviewed by Mary McLaughlin, Ma-TESOL; M.S. SpEd Shanna Peeples from Amarillo knows first hand the difficulty of growing up in a situation of domestic violence and alcoholism. Her empathy from this background helps her teach at Palo Duro High, which …
Reviewed by Mary McLaughlin, Ma-TESOL; M.S. SpEd Literature and writing can be difficult subjects for middle and high school students, with critical concepts like symbols and foreshadowing testing the patience of young minds. To combat this, many English teachers have …
Reviewed by Mary McLaughlin, Ma-TESOL; M.S. SpEd English teachers from the US and other countries gave up part of their summer to teach English to low-income children in Israel and loved it. The Israel Program for Excellence in English (TALMA) …
Reviewed by Mary McLaughlin, Ma-TESOL; M.S. SpEd Albuquerque’s public schools are dedicated to integrating technology into their classrooms, and are able to so thanks to a collaborative effort between the school district and Apple. The Apple Vanguard Team trains teachers …
Reviewed by Mary McLaughlin, Ma-TESOL; M.S. SpEd Preparing for college is an important part of the life of any senior in high school. They are not alone. A high school teacher’s primary goal is to make sure that students are …