Heather
Subscriber since: August 2009
Location:
Calgary,
Canada
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I'm a teacher, a reader, and becoming a writer if all goes well!
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Favorite Word:
awkwardIt is awkward to say and to spell (what other word has w-k-w in the middle of it?), but strangely rhythmic to spell out loud. Try it: A-W-K-W-A-R-D. I think cheerleaders would use it, if it weren't an insult.
Favorite Quote:
"I am in love with this world. I have nestled lovingly in it. I have climbed its mountains, roamed its forests, sailed its waters, crossed its deserts, felt the sting of its frosts, the oppression of its heats, the drench of its rains, the fury of its winds, and always have beauty and joy waited upon my going and comings."
- John Burroughs
Favorite Topics:
Creativity:
How the Visual Thesaurus Inspires the Blue Man Group
November 19, 2009
Collective Intelligence
July 30, 2008
Fiction writing:
Rules for Writing Fiction
February 23, 2010
Get Ready for NaNoWriMo!
October 28, 2009
How to write:
The Power of Short Words
March 11, 2010
March 11, 2010
Tick-Tock: Productive Writing, Pomodoro Style
March 8, 2010
March 8, 2010
Language:
Ben Zimmer Named New York Times Language Columnist
March 12, 2010
Do's and Don'ts for Singular "They"
March 4, 2010
Language arts:
Let Freedom Ring!
February 18, 2010
Probing Questions to "Right" Your Students' Writing (and Your Own)
February 8, 2010
Media:
Ben Zimmer Named New York Times Language Columnist
March 12, 2010
A Daily Vocabulary Bonanza for Teachers
February 23, 2010
Naming:
Term Limits: A Profession Ponders Its Very Name
December 16, 2009
The Namer's Bookshelf
November 23, 2009
November 23, 2009
Puzzle:
The Visual Thesaurus Crossword Puzzle: March Edition!
March 21, 2008
March 21, 2008
The Visual Thesaurus Crossword Puzzle: February Edition!
February 13, 2008
February 13, 2008
Reading:
Reading What You Want
March 9, 2010
Choosing Literature in an Age of Distraction
February 15, 2010
Spelling:
A Selection of Tony Incorvati's Favorite Words
January 28, 2010
Spelling Whiz, Part Two: Tony Incorvati of Canton Country Day
January 27, 2010
Teachers:
Choosing Literature in an Age of Distraction
February 15, 2010
Knowing Write from Wrong: How I Get My Classes to Write
January 11, 2010
Web tools:
Your Virtual Bookshelf
November 25, 2008
Is Dr. Johnson Rolling in His Grave?
October 21, 2008
Word Origins:
"Sleeping Beauties" in English and Dutch
January 20, 2010
The Origins of "Eggnog," Holiday Grog
December 24, 2009
Writer's block:
Getting Unstuck
July 24, 2008
Why You Should Think of Yourself as an Orange
June 4, 2008
June 4, 2008
Writing:
The Power of Short Words
March 11, 2010
March 11, 2010
Tick-Tock: Productive Writing, Pomodoro Style
March 8, 2010
March 8, 2010
Young readers:
Reading What You Want
March 9, 2010
Choosing Literature in an Age of Distraction
February 15, 2010
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