By Jessica Salfia Vocabulary is one of those things that I’m always tinkering with, and I’ve tried it all: memorization, flashcards, quizlets, words of the day. And despite a few successful strategies, vocabulary is always one of those things that feels like no matter what I do, it could be Read more…
By Jessica Salfia This summer and fall my 11th grade Advanced Placement: Language and Composition students read Water Street by Crystal Wilkinson. An anthology of short stories about the residents of a mostly black community in Kentucky, the characters of Water Street weave and wend in and out of each Read more…
By Jessica Salfia With the new school year in full swing, I’ve seen teachers all over Facebook and Twitter sharing donors choose projects and Amazon Wish Lists filled with books for their classroom libraries and curriculums. As you continue buy books to diversify your classroom libraries, think about the ways Read more…
By Jessica Salfia This is my first post for the Best Practices Blog in a while. Usually this time of year, I try to craft an inspirational back-to-school post with tips and tricks, a little humor or inspiration for a new year (i.e. the infamous barnacle goose chick post of Read more…
By Jessica Salfia Last weekend was our second annual WVELA Conference, and this was pretty much all of us at WVCTE and NWP@WVU this week… (Actually, we all looked more like this until about Wednesday/Thursday:) But after a few days to rest, recoup, and process all the incredible learning and Read more…