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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Leigh, S. Rebecca; Cramer, Ron – English Journal, 2011
Writers know writing. They have acquired knowledge that enables them to successfully practice the art and craft of writing. The authors believe that writers can provide guidance that will help teachers and students learn writer's craft. In a unique format, the authors reference more than 30 well-known writers to raise issues about composition and…
Descriptors: Teachers, Writing Instruction, Poetry, Authors
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Kirby, Dawn Latta; Kirby, Dan – English Journal, 2010
For the past 20 years, the authors have been reading and teaching literary memoir to students of all ages. In the mid-1980s, they began looking for ways to incorporate more nonfiction into their literature classes, hoping to find a fresh genre unflattened by instruction. They wanted to explore with students a genre that literary critics had not…
Descriptors: Writing (Composition), Nonfiction, Literary Genres, Memory
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Duffy, Helen M. – English Journal, 2005
The High School Puente Project, one of several outreach efforts of the University of California, is an innovative program that is designed to assist traditionally underserved students. Puente builds on community and the idea of "familia" and features a strong component of professional developments for teachers as well as structural changes in…
Descriptors: High Schools, College School Cooperation, Disadvantaged Youth, High Risk Students
English Teachers' Journal (Israel), 1991
This document consists of the two issues of "English Teachers' Journal (Israel)" issued during 1991. Contents include: "Introduction for English Teachers"; "Announcements for Bagrut Teachers and Examiners"; "News from E.T.A.I. (English Teachers' Association of Israel)" (Ephraim Weintroub); "Learning English During the 'Emergency'"; "Immigrant…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Educational Television, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
English Teachers' Journal (Israel), 1992
This document consists of the two issues of "English Teachers' Journal (Israel)" issued during 1992. Articles include: "Information for English Teachers"; "Announcements for Bagrut Teachers and Examiners"; "News from Educational Television" (Lily Vered and Others); "News from E.T.A.I. (English Teachers' Association of Israel)" (Brenda Liptz and…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Educational Television, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)