CLAS Spring Conference

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Attendees and presenters at the Spring Conference are invited to start a discussion here.

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Latest Activity: Jun 22, 2012

Keep the conversation going!

After you attend the Spring Conference, do you want to keep in touch with a presenter or colleagues you met at a session? Look for a discussion below that matches a session topic or speaker you heard at the conference and keep the conversation going!

All presenters have been formally invited to post something in the Discussion Forum below as a way to share handouts, post links, and keep in touch with attendees after the conference.

Discussion Forum

Teaching Speaking

Started by Erik Palmer. Last reply by Alan Olds Sep 13, 2011. 3 Replies 0 Likes

The most recent catalog of the National Council of Teachers of English has over 200 books listed. Not one of them is on oral communication. But what is the most important and most used form of…Continue

Tags: communication, oral, class, English, speaking

Help! There are ELA students in my language arts class! What can I do?

Started by Dina Hornreich. Last reply by Alan Olds Mar 27, 2010. 1 Reply 0 Likes

Help is here!Differentiation is the norm in today's classroom. When it comes to EnglishLanguage Learners (ELL) teachers are expected to do it all! Need some moretools in that instructional toolbox or…Continue

Tags: ELL, TESOL, ESOL, ELA, ESL

Young Adult Literature

Started by Karen Hartman. Last reply by Karen Hartman Mar 16, 2010. 3 Replies 0 Likes

Sheila and I are looking forward to sharing YAL titles with you in March at the CLAS conference. Hope to see you there. We've read some good new novels we know will motivate your students to read.

Choosing Your Road to Education: A Study in Motivation and Choice

Started by Gayle Bell. Last reply by Gayle Bell Mar 8, 2010. 1 Reply 0 Likes

My current homeroom class and I will be presenting our experiences with choice in the classroom and its effect on motivation. Come ready to learn about the impact of choice as well as some strategies…Continue

Tags: student-directed, school, high, motivation, choice

Historical Fiction--it doesn't have to be old!

Started by Lauren Small Mar 2, 2010. 0 Replies 0 Likes

I'm looking forward to seeing everyone at CLAS this weekend, where I'll be talking about great ways to excite students about reading and give them new insights into themselves and their communities…Continue

Tags: writing, critical, thinking, reading, learning