Resources & Blogroll
Resources
YA Trends for 2016: Time Traveler, Fandom Friendly, Classic Lit Change-Ups, Princess Power, Besties and the Breakfast Club.
Coca Cola Commercial, Extra Gum Commercial and Presidential Debate 2016
Use more than just pop songs to teach rhetorical analysis.
Ten great ways to use Instagram in your classroom.
Using social media in the classroom: Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.
Seven reasons to use social media in your school, from engaging parents to connecting with experts.
Literary Devices in Pop Culture
A YouTube video on literary devices and why you need to be able to recognise them in pop culture.
Using Pop Music to Teach Classic Poetry
This author uses Justin Bieber to teach Shakespeare's Sonnet 29.
Cult of Pedagogy, Tips for Engaging English Classes with Pop Culture
Nine ways to use popular culture in English classrooms.
Blogroll
A teacher's blog with resources, tips, ideas and discussions related to English teaching.
An English teacher's blog about the books she has read, curriculum she recommends and the basics of good English teaching.
Learning from my Mistakes: an English Teacher's blog
An honest blog where an English teacher shares the good, bad and ugly sides of teaching, plus what she has learned in the process.
An online magazine (blog) for that provides resources and information for teachers of any kind. The author strives to create a community where teachers can talk and get support in anything from curriculum to the use of technology.
George Lucas' Educational Foundation blog, devoted to helping teachers connect in a community that supports project-based learning, integrated studies and the use of technology.
A community funded by NPR (United States, National Public Radio) and PBS (United States, Public Broadcasting Service) for teachers to tell stories, share advice and learn new ideas.
A teaching blog to give practice suggestions for anything from classroom management to instruction.
A blog about implementing technology in everyday teaching.
This blog discusses the importance of making school relevant for students, with a focus on technology in the classroom.
Blogging about the Web 2.0 Connected Classroom
A blog about implementing technology in the classroom in a practical and real way.