PDS Discussion Forums

Discussion Forums

Prior to 2002, PDS participants held discussions on public service discussion forums. Beginning with the 2002-03 school year, PDS participants have used the ANGEL course management system through Penn State University and the international PiccleForum (Pedagogy for Intercultural Critical Literacy) for discussion at http://piccle.ed.psu.edu/moodle. Below are links to past PDS discussions.

2009-10 Year

Piccle Forum discussion: Teaching English Discussions 2009-2010

2008-09 Year

PiccleForum and Scoodle Discussions

2007-08 Year

Piccle Forum discussion: Teaching English in grades 6-12

2004-05 Year

Frank Smith connections from classroom experience (9-2004)
Teen Literacies (9-2004)

2003-04 Year

First Observations- "Notemaking": Sharing ideas on school beginnings (9-2003)
Book & Article Highlights: share ideas from reading (10-2003)
Inquiry ideas and questions (2-2003)
Why do we have "English" classes?: theorizing our purposes (2-2004)

2002-03 Year

Definition of Culture (8-2002)
Definition of Learning (8-2002)
Definition of Literacy (8-2002)
John Dewey (8-2002)
Teacher Metaphor (8-2002)
Questions (9-2002)
Classroom Ideas and Resources (9-2002)
Critical Incidents (9-2002)
Ideas about classroom community and school culture (9-2002)
General Discussion (9-2002)
You should read this book. . . (9-2002)
The many aspects of collaboration? (10-2002)
Responses to Film "The Color of Fear" (12-2002)

2001-02 Year

First Day of School (09-28)
North Building Discussion (10-01): Does technology reinforce literacy?
South Building Discussion (10-05): Strategies for how to deal critically with issues of race, class, and gender.
Middle School Discussion (10-09):Challenge to school materials.

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