The Green Footprint Project
The Green Footprint Project was an environmental project that 5th grade students created for their community. What made the project a...
Revising the Writer's Workshop
Students are constantly writing whether they agree that they enjoy it or not. In this new digital age full of social media, students are...
Using Visual Communication in the Classroom
As English teachers I think that it is important to help expand our students' scope of literacy. We can include drama, art, journalism,...
Beyond Ourselves
In Carillo's article “How Students Read: Some Thoughts on Why This Matters", she discusses the challenges that students have to move...
Bringing Classics to a New Age (Blog 3)
When students hear the word classic, they may automatically groan and roll their eyes at these old text. Although I was a student who was...
"Fueling a Third Paradigm of Education" (Blog 2)
It was intriguing to see the various paradigms of education from Pavlik's perspective. He discusses how technology is central for the...
“Collaboration and Social Interaction in English Classrooms” In Rural Areas (Blog 1)
Collaboration is essential to help create an interpretative community in an English classroom. Employers are looking for more students...
No Where to Go: Boys Trapped in Sexual Slavery
Anyone who knows me understands that I am very vocal about child abuse, especially when it comes to our our boys and men. We live in a...
Cultural Interview Recap
For my EDIF 300 class, we had to construct an interview with someone completely different from ourselves. I decided to interview my...
About Me
On February 14th, 1997, Valentine’s Day, I was born in Hartsville, SC to Marilyn and Trevor McDonald. I was their first born daughter and...
