About
I teach Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced English Language Learners (as well as native English speakers) at Luther Burbank High School in Sacramento, California.
I’ve been a high school teacher for five years after spending nineteen years working as a community organizer.
In addition to writing this blog and maintaining my website, I also have another blog titled Engaging Parents In School. In addition, I write regularly for the In Practice blog. “In Practice” is written by a group of teachers from around the world who teach in low-income communities. Alice Mercer began In Practice in 2007.
You can find links to my “In Practice” posts near the bottom of this blog’s sidebar.
Please visit the About Me page on my website to learn more about……me. You can also read more at About This Blog.
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My partner in crime has visited your school as we are a Quality Education Investment Act (QEIA) school that must get some plans in place for next year. I just emailed your blog address to her so that she can see what an actual teacher in a wall to wall SLC school is doing. We have had two SLCs operating out of our department (business) for many years, but the rest of the school is highly reluctant to do what we do. Most of our faculty is NOT innovative so I’m hoping we can pick up some tips from you.
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Delaine,
I gotta’ say that I think SLC’s are the way to go. Maybe I’m missing something, but I really can’t think of a reason (other than it costs more because you need more money to have enough teachers to keep your SLC “pure”) why schools would not want to do it. And, with QEIA, money isn’t an issue.
Good luck!
Larry
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Hi Larry, saw your day in a sentence comment about the fieldtrip to SF. Ah, yes, I know the feeling well. We are done with fieldtrips this year. I did 12, one of which was to SF, but only a day trip.
dkz
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