The Van Geons Experience

Van Geons Classroom
Gray Stone Day School
Misenheimer, NC

Resources for Teachers and Students


Whole Language Umbrella Summer Institute Official Website

"WLU is an NCTE Conference made up of whole language support groups and individual professionals interested in developing and implementing whole language in educational institutions. WLU is based on a view of whole language as a dynamic philosophy of education."

 

 "All reaction is limited by, and dependent on, what it is reacting against." — Gloria Anzaldua

Articles:

 

Books:

Many resources are from the WLU Conference with some additional resources for teachers.

"Do work that matters. Vale la pena." —  Gloria Anzaldua

Resources


"In trying to become 'objective,' Western culture made 'objects' of things and people when it distanced itself from them, thereby losing 'touch' with them." — Gloria Anzaldua



Technology in the Classroom:

 

"I change myself, I change the world."
 - Gloria Anzaldua

 

"What's Right, Not Wong: What Teachers Really Need to Know for the First Day of School" - J. Newton and T. Van Geons


Catawba College's BookRevue Panel Discussion 


North Carolina English Teachers' Association Presentation- November 2007-Conceptualizing a Social Vision and Social Justice in the English Language Arts Classroom


Taking Technology to the Classroom: Pedagogy-Based Training for Educators by David P. Diaz 


Classroom Blogging: The Pedagogy and The TechnologyThoughts on Pedagogy: Does Technology in The Classroom Help or Hurt?

Technology Integration: Secondary Language Arts by Robert Mayben 

Useful Information:

Helpful Sites for Students and Teachers:

Weird, fun, possibly helpful stuff:

 

What's New in Technology 'n Stuff?

Many of this comes from the profoundly technologically saavy MR. NEWTON.  I "borrowed" some (actually many) of his resources.

 

Odd and Intriguing Info

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Van Geons Classroom
Gray Stone Day School
Misenheimer, NC