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In writing poetry what I like to do is take a poet and do a deep study and use their work as mentor text. You read the crap out of the poems looking f

In writing poetry what I like to do is take a poet and do a deep study and use their work as mentor text. You read the crap out of the poems looking for patterns to manipulate and entry points of understanding. #edu307 Here is an example of us taking Tretheway Documentary Poetry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7T9qZs8qsw

I know I am supposed to tell you not to just go on the literary element scavenger hunt, where you make one poem with a simile,one with a metaphor, one

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I know I am supposed to tell you not to just go on the literary element scavenger hunt, where you make one poem with a simile,one with a metaphor, one with alliteration. Yet #edu307 I have fond memories of doing this in 6th grade. I typed them up on a half tuypewriter/half word processor thing and colored each page.

#edu307 making multimedia poetry remixes is a really fun project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZ3gBf29z_0 when you read a poem, you have to really

#edu307 making multimedia poetry remixes is a really fun project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZ3gBf29z_0 when you read a poem, you have to really read it, but how do we avoid beating it with a hose?

#edu407 Here is a really long and dry lecture on teaching comprehension but if you want to the content well enough to pass certification test I would

#edu407 Here is a really long and dry lecture on teaching comprehension but if you want to the content well enough to pass certification test I would watch closely (and take notes) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUaXV5ZVjNQ

This was the theoretical perspective section of my dissertation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7RUJu30X3U #literacies

This was the theoretical perspective section of my dissertation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7RUJu30X3U #literacies

Then when we get to mythology they first need to realize that Hercules, Batman, Harry Potter, Superman, Spiderman these are all the exact same charact

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Then when we get to mythology they first need to realize that Hercules, Batman, Harry Potter, Superman, Spiderman these are all the exact same character. Then we can begin to tear down the patriarchy in the text #disrupttext #edu307

@triciaebarvia In mythology unit we do a very critical read of the hero's journey. Embed critical literacy in picture books and mythology since this i

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@triciaebarvia In mythology unit we do a very critical read of the hero's journey. Embed critical literacy in picture books and mythology since this is often where the BS gets introduced: https://archive.jgregorymcverry.com/the-difference-between-critical-literacy-and-critical-reading-in-childrens-literature/ #disrupt text

@booktoss So much great science fiction as of late upends the hero's journey. #edu307

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@booktoss So much great science fiction as of late upends the hero's journey. #edu307

#edu307 Here is a @Pechaflickr talk on poetrry (not an improv poem) but still an improv lecture, we waste a lot of time making slide shows, don't: htt

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#edu307 Here is a @Pechaflickr talk on poetrry (not an improv poem) but still an improv lecture, we waste a lot of time making slide shows, don't: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ee8dJlTtB3s&t=77s every minute of every day is improv in the classroom

#edu307 #edu407 #edu305 seeing a lot of images that you shouldn't be using on your blog..or at the minimum please link to the source. Best use a @crea

#edu307 #edu407 #edu305 seeing a lot of images that you shouldn't be using on your blog..or at the minimum please link to the source. Best use a @creativecommons images even #zombies dig @creativecommons learn how: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3RU3Wyrkqc

Hey @chrisaldrich Twitter was never supposed to be a one a way dialogue.. Want to set up a "dialogue" about #edu522, #IndieWeb and how the webmention

Hey @chrisaldrich Twitter was never supposed to be a one a way dialogue.. Want to set up a "dialogue" about #edu522, #IndieWeb and how the webmention badges worked on @WordPress for #PressEdConf19?

@mapkyca Let me check bitninja I have gotten flagged for Brid.gy on my shared host because bitninja list bridgy IP as spam

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@mapkyca Let me check bitninja I have gotten flagged for Brid.gy on my shared host because bitninja list bridgy IP as spam

#edu307 Went back looked through notes given two words, "research" and "goblet" I searched @pechaflickr for goblet but tried to work the word "researc

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#edu307 Went back looked through notes given two words, "research" and "goblet" I searched @pechaflickr for goblet but tried to work the word "research" and my definition of "How do you teach poetry." @realisticfiction #smallpoems Improv poems good classroom practice

#edu307 @realisticfiction here was an improv @pechaflickr poem I asked Twitter for a word and I think I got goblet. Sorry for the sound. I had no idea

#edu307 @realisticfiction here was an improv @pechaflickr poem I asked Twitter for a word and I think I got goblet. Sorry for the sound. I had no idea how the internal mic on my exterior monitor would pick up the fan of my laptop https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRzHiaxMM5s&t=25s #smallpoems

and you can use four, many people do not like the squishy middle and like the hard choice of even scales.

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and you can use four, many people do not like the squishy middle and like the hard choice of even scales.

@JamesSlack89 Since just descriptive and for feedback this is great, but that is a a lot of different scales measuring a lot of different things, with

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@JamesSlack89 Since just descriptive and for feedback this is great, but that is a a lot of different scales measuring a lot of different things, with only 1-2 items each. I would try to get down to one scales for this type of Likert I prefer 3 instead of 5 choices

@slamteacher @jessifer playing with adopting your Frierian principles for designing a MOOC to capturing and encouraging growth in #OpenPeadagogy 1. Gr

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@slamteacher @jessifer playing with adopting your Frierian principles for designing a MOOC to capturing and encouraging growth in #OpenPeadagogy 1. Growth is a Conversation 2. Growth Starts with Agency 3. Reflection Gets Better. It is Never Best 4. Assessment of Targeted Outcomes is less About Growth 5. Assessment should not Constrain Growth Goals 6. Assessm

And not enough cell signal to hotspot well enough. My last mile is awful. I work with people all over the world in very remote places. Consistently I

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And not enough cell signal to hotspot well enough. My last mile is awful. I work with people all over the world in very remote places. Consistently I have the worst connection.

Slightest bit of rain and I lose my Internet. So annoying. Was working on #edu307 and #edu407 badges and feedback videos.

Slightest bit of rain and I lose my Internet. So annoying. Was working on #edu307 and #edu407 badges and feedback videos.

know #HigherEd has priorities all messed up when @uconn President gets national coverage about TV sports deal but 5% tuition increase and 50% tuition

know #HigherEd has priorities all messed up when @uconn President gets national coverage about TV sports deal but 5% tuition increase and 50% tuition increase over 10 years state has laid at feet of poor and middle class at the csu system barely makes a blip