Melissa Wantz: Notes from West Egg

Teaching English and Journalism at a California High School

Back from the dead

June 14th, 2009 · 2 Comments

I checked out for 11 months. I thought I could blog and start teaching at a new school, but I couldn’t manage it. I needed to save my creative energy to use in the classroom, and there never seemed to be enough time for reflection. I only wanted to read, learn, experiment, plan and do [...]

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Laying the infrastructure for a new, improved year

July 17th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Over the past few months I’ve been browsing blogs, clicking on links and gathering information about how I want to incorporate technology into my teaching this year. It’s been a fascinating survey, and I particularly enjoy the enthusiasm and sincerity with which my teaching colleagues “out there” and the technology experts write about the newest [...]

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