Teaching English from a Distance, Grades 6-12 Format: Other

From techno-savvy high school educators including the authors of Creating Confident Writers, a practical guide to the teaching of English in an era of remote learning.  In this QRG in the new set of Strategies for Distance Learning Guides, this writing team shares how to

• build community in remote settings
• facilitate video chat classes
• plan for asynchronous activities
• create opportunities for authentic reading and writing 

Filled with advice and activities for tools like Padlet, Flipgrid, and Remind, this Guide is essential reading for secondary teachers who want to center student choice and voice in the English curriculum. 

Each 8.5" x 11" multi-panel guide is laminated for extra durability and 3-hole-punched for binder storage.

Troy Hicks is a professor of English  and education at Central Michigan University. He directs both the Chippewa River Writing Project and the Master of Arts in Learning, Design & Technology program. A former middle school teacher, Dr. Hicks is an ISTE Certified Educator and regularly leads workshops related to writing and technology for schools, districts, and professional organizations.

Sharon Murchie, DET, is a teacher of English at Okemos High School.

Janet Neyer is a teacher of English and psychology at Cadillac High School.

Andy Schoenborn is an award-winning author and high school English teacher in Michigan at Mt. Pleasant Public Schools. He s a co-facilitator of the monthly #TeachWrite Twitter chat, past president of the Michigan Council of Teachers of English, and a Regional Representative of the Michigan Reading Association. Schoenborn is also a contributing author of Using Technology to Enhance Writing (Solution Tree, 2014) and Continuing the Journey 2 (NCTE, 2018). In November 2019, he was honored with the 2019 Linda Rief Voices from the Middle Award for outstanding publication for his article, "Reclaiming the Arts in English Language Arts." He is a teacher consultant for the Chippewa River Writing Project (NWP) site.

Becky Schwartz is a teacher of English, social studies, and AP computer science principles at Springport Public High School.