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Teaching Oedipus in Special Ed Classrooms

Ideas and resources for teaching Oedipus in a lower-level or special ed classroom.

Oedipus the King is one of the oldest works taught in high schools, and by far it is one that gets the best reactions from my students: “Ugh! Why are we reading about this?!” If you do choose to (or are forced to) read about poor Oedipus, here are a few things that may help …

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4 Ideas for Secondary English Classes When You Have iPad 1:1

I was part of an iPad 1:1 initiative in Maryland back in 2012. I remember in our first training session they kept emphasizing one specific point with the iPads: it’s not about just replacing pen and paper, it’s about creating and learning in ways that aren’t possible with just pens and text books. With that in …

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