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 nine 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.
You can also read an interview with me that appeared in the Sacramento Bee.
April 12, 2008 at 10:46 am
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.
April 12, 2008 at 10:54 am
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
May 11, 2008 at 9:28 am
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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February 18, 2009 at 8:04 am
An interesting blog. To be frank, you are doing a ggod job. I am an English teacher from Turkey. I have also created a blog to encourage my students to benefit from some audio visual English materials. I would me more than happy, if you check my blog at:
http://www.turgayevren.wordpress.com
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April 23, 2010 at 7:10 am
Larry, and those weighing in with comments: Wonderful collection of resources and model for collaboration among educational professionals. I agree with points made, but would add that, despite classes that can grow in size with today’s budget cuts, good classroom management + collaborative learning + well-constructed learning activities can create small learning communities in a real sense even within larger class sizes.
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April 11, 2011 at 10:34 pm
Hi
I am Lorena Verduga. I am studying Linguistics applied to English at the university ESPE in Ecuador.
In order to accomplish a work guide for this semester, I would like to recommend these following sites which I consider useful for English teaching programs for children:
http://www.wondrousworksheets.com
http://www.softschools.com
http://www.reggie.net/teaching/
Thanks and good night
May 20, 2011 at 10:13 am
Larry!
Your page is inspiring! I´m a graduate teacher of English and systems analyst from Argentina. I work in private and public schools, and sometimes it´s really hard work as high middle class students do not respect you because their parents do not educate them to do so, and poor students suffer violence and lack of care at home, which shows in the classroom.
That´s why I want to read more about community service and informal education, and if possible do some online course or postgrade study on education and how to start a community project, etc.
Any suggestions?
I believe teachers should be very competent in these topics. The more we read and share and reflect the more we can understand and help others.
Thanks a lot for this page!
Fabiana
Bs As – Argentina
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