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Pam Koutrakos
Dec 11, 2019
Infusing Grammar Study Throughout a Unit
Conventions aren’t icing and confetti sprinkles we apply to a piece of writing as a final flourish. Conventions are baked into the cake!...
Pam Koutrakos
Oct 8, 2019
The Secret to Language Standard Success: Charting the Path for a Year-Long Journey
People (and even some animals!) have used the stars as a navigation tool since prehistoric times. Likewise, in the modern world of...
Pam Koutrakos
Feb 28, 2019
How to Put Wind In The Sails of Students’ Curiosity About Language
(Pixabay: Mabel Amber) In my last blog (here) I shared my own slightly scandalous journey of being a young teacher trying to find...
Pam Koutrakos
Dec 18, 2018
The Journey: Taking Language Instruction from Ho Hum to WOWZA!
When I was first hired as a teacher, I excitedly walked into my classroom to find… the “goods” had been pillaged. There was a teacher’s...
