Cultivating Character in the Classroom. My name is Renée LaRoche. I am currently teaching Academic English at Lexington Christian Academy. I graduated from LCA in 1992 and it’s wonderful to be back home. For the past fifteen years, I’ve taught in public charter, traditional public, and private schools. I’ve had 3rd, 4th, 7th, and 8th … Continue reading Episode 22 – Cultivating Character in the Classroom
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Mind the Gap: can the study of art in a museum context help young students with their own reading and then creative writing? Hello, my name is Rebecca Lefroy. I teach 7th, 8th and 9th grade at Lexington Christian Academy and am going to be talking about some research that I conducted in my previous … Continue reading Episode 7 – Mind the Gap
Let Them Teach You! Integrated Skills Civil Rights Unit for ELL Middle Schoolers with Nancy Nies Last spring, when I was unexpectedly teaching a mixed class of middle schoolers from China whose Toefls ranged from 25 to 50, I was running out of ideas how to bridge the gaps in their abilities. “Hey Steve,” I … Continue reading Episode 5 – Let Them Teach You