Teacher+Info

= Welcome, teachers! = I teach English 11 and AP English Language at Batesville High School. I created this project hoping to excite my own students about reading and to connect them with peers and adults outside our classroom to open their minds to differing perspectives and immerse them in reading, talking, and writing about texts. I hope you'll join me!

I see my students every other day for ninety minutes. I'm creating **three-week book cycles** with an **online discussion once a week** (Thursday or Friday) **for fifteen minutes**. This will allow students to "meet" three times online to discuss the book. Ideally, teachers will contact me, and we can find an exact time to connect our students in real time (see my class schedule below) so that the interaction is "live," which is the intent of Etherpad. But, if schedules don't mesh, students could still interact in a back-and-forth discussion, even if the responses aren't "live."

**Currently, I'm seeking teachers available for the dates and times listed here. If this works well, I'll add more dates for more rounds of discussions!**
Above all, I'm flexible! If you're interested in connecting your students with mine around a common text, please contact me. If the current project schedule and design do not work for you, I'd be happy to brainstorm together to find a solution to connect our students.

Our Class Schedule
9:35 - 11:05: English 11 11:50 - 1:30: English 11 & AP English Language 1:35 - 3:05: English 11**
 * We are on a 90-minute A/B block, meaning I see students every other day. For example, my 1A class will meet Monday, Wednesday, and Friday one week and Tuesday and Thursday the next week.
 * 8:00 - 9:30: AP English Language

**Contact Information**

 * Project email: readanddiscuss@gmail.com**
 * My class wiki**: Cafe19
 * My Blog**: JustRead!