by DianneSalerni | Sep 3, 2010 | teaching, We Hear the Dead
This is me, after 4 days of teaching, trying to write a blog post. Yeah, I’m wiped.But I do know this. Today is the last day to enter my 100 BLOG FOLLOWERS CONTEST! Up for grabs are:A manuscript critique from yours trulyUpcoming new releases from Sourcebooks:·...
by DianneSalerni | Sep 1, 2010 | teaching, The Practice Room, writing
School’s in session!I like my class: they’re smart and well-spoken and good-looking, too! (I know they can use Google, and they’re gonna find this blog and read it sooner or later. Best to butter them up now!)However, a full teaching day cuts into my writing...
by DianneSalerni | Aug 16, 2010 | Blog Fest, teaching, testing, Twitter
WAH! A week from tomorrow, the 2010-2011 school year starts for me. The kids have another week off, but teachers return next Tuesday. Here’s how I feel about it:Yup. Don’t get me wrong – it’s not the kids and it’s not teaching that I dread. It’s being forcibly...
by DianneSalerni | Jun 3, 2010 | history, teaching
Counting today, I have twelve days of school left. Twelve.Teaching school after Memorial Day is like bailing out a sinking ship with a leaky bucket. Every day is a struggle just to hold the students’ attention. “Can’t we just watch movies and play games?” asked one of...
by DianneSalerni | May 23, 2010 | revision, teaching, writing
I saw the gleam in their eyes when I explained it to them.I’d made a few copies of the opening chapters of my WIP, and I was hoping to find some students willing to read them and give feedback. “You mean, you want us to conference with you?” they asked, using our...
by DianneSalerni | Apr 15, 2010 | PSSA, teaching, testing, writing
Are you sick of hearing me complain about standardized tests? My students are certainly sick of taking them. One of them even came to school yesterday in spite of having thrown up at home that morning. He held himself together just long enough to finish his test.If he...
