@RennerEnglish

Forever an English teacher at heart.

 Austin, TX
Joined July 2011
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Carnegie Learning
@carnegielearn15 Apr 2021
If two roads diverge in a wood, take the one where you teach poetry. Read this English teacher's reasons for teaching poetry, then tell us yours in a comment below! ► bit.ly/3a40uQI #NationalPoetryMonth #engchat #elachat
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LiberatED@LiberatED_SEL14 Apr 2021
Introduce secondary students to Giovanni's poem, "Allowables." Discuss what resonates for them as they make-meaning together. #NationalPoetryMonth #GetLiberatED #collectiveliberation #LiberatEDSEL
“Allowables” by Nikki Giovanni “I killed a spider Not a murderous brown recluse Nor even a black widow And if the truth were told this Was only a small Sort of papery spider Who should have run When I picked up the book But she didn’t And she scared me And I smashed her I don’t think I’m allowed 
To kill something 
Because I am 
Frightened”

ALT “Allowables” by Nikki Giovanni “I killed a spider Not a murderous brown recluse Nor even a black widow And if the truth were told this Was only a small Sort of papery spider Who should have run When I picked up the book But she didn’t And she scared me And I smashed her I don’t think I’m allowed 
To kill something 
Because I am 
Frightened”

Read Giovanni’s poem with your secondary students and invite them to discuss what resonates for them as they make-meaning together.

ALT Read Giovanni’s poem with your secondary students and invite them to discuss what resonates for them as they make-meaning together.

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Barbara Smith@BarbSmith223 Feb 2018
Nicole & I were Incredibly excited to spend Friday w this dynamic coaching duo — Jen & Beth from Lake County Schools. @LitDesignCollab
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As of today, @Emma4Change now has more followers than the @NRA. It happened in less than two weeks. This is a movement. This is the future. Change is now.
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David Hass@ILS_Dave23 Feb 2018
"The motivation of students changed because of the task I asked of them. The conversation was elevated...around how students are looking at primary sources and what these sources mean to them (instead of just looking at a textbook)." -Ms. Perez .@LakeLearns .@LitDesignCollab
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Barbara Smith@BarbSmith223 Feb 2018
I wish Ms. Chipi would have been around when I took Chemistry. Powerful disciplinary dialogue @ miles and stoichiometry @ERHSKnights and @LakeLearns. @LitDesignCollab
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Rise up! #LDCHamilTask collection is here! 4 new Tasks inspired by the hit musical—use them in your classroom today! bit.ly/LDCHamilTask
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Shout to Lee Freeman's photoshop skills... #CASwithCEI
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Sweet meets snarky... sums up our HS ELA group pretty well. #CASwithCEI
#CASwithCEI HS ELA's unit name game remains strong: "Losing Humanity," "Who's Got the Power?" and "All Right, Then, I'll Go to Hell."
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Ms. Cheap: Shakespeare in the Park helps with homework | The Tennessean | tennessean.com tennessean.com/article/20110… via @Tennessean
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