I'm an English teacher at East-West School of International Studies in Queens, NY
I have been been teaching Humanities, English and technology classes ever since I graduated from Hunter College, CUNY in 1983.
After two years of teaching in Salt Lake City, and a couple of years at the High School of Art and Design, NYC, I taught for a dozen years at University Heights Secondary School, Bronx, NY, where I learned that doing school better didn’t have to be the "same old thing" with more effort. I also worked with English Language Learners at the International High School in Queens from 1999-2002.
After 9/11, there was a lot of talk about doing meaningful work. At the same time, I was finding myself being seduced by new forms of literacy on the Internet. An opportunity to become a “studio teacher” of technology at East Side Community High School, NYC presented itself in the Summer of 2002, and I taught "New Journalism" at ESCHS for five years. In addition, I taught technology classes and East Bronx Academy for the Future for in the 2007-08 school year.
I'm returning to English teaching in the Fall of 2008 at East-West School of International Studies, and I can't wait to get started.
Another community that I'm is a part of is the New York City Writing Project. I was a participant in the NYCWP’s Summer Invitational in 1985, and I have worked for the NYCWP in various ways ever since. Currently, with Felicia George, I'm the NYC Technology Liaison for the National Writing Project. In additon, I am a member of the EdTechTalk (http://edtechtalk.com) and WorldBridges community. Along with Susan Ettenheim and Lee Baber, I produce and host a live webcast every Wednesday night called "Teachers Teaching Teachers" (http://teachersteachingteachers.org)
There are a lot of ways of contacting me:
email: allisonpr@gmail.com; pallison@ewsis.org; Palliso2@school.nyc.gov
Home: 212-923-7800 (ext. 2043)
Cell: 917-612-3006
Skype: PaulRAllisonNYC
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East-West School of International Studies: http://ewsis.org
We're looking for teachers to come on Teachers Teaching Teachers tonight to talk about how they use Diigo with their students.
Would you be available?Do you use Skype?We'd love for you to join us at http://EdTechTalk.com/live at 9:00pm Eastern / 6:00pm Pacific USA Wednesdays / 01:00 UTC Thursdays World Times And please let me know if you can or can't make it!If you will be able to Skype, please send me your skype ID.THANKS!!!As we move into the semester, many of us who are using Youth Voices are also using Diigo with our students.
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Maggie Tsaiback to Teachers Teaching Teachers to talk about how new features in Diigo 4.0 will help us build connections between students through social bookmarking. Come learn with us!Join us at http://EdTechTalk.com/live at 9:00pm Eastern / 6:00pm Pacific USA Wednesdays / 01:00 UTC Thursdays World Times Comments [0]
If it's November, it must be time for the National Writing Project's Annual Meeting. In a couple of weeks many Writing Project teachers from across the United States (and some around the world) will be gathering in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for our annual conference.
In connection with the NWP Annual Meeting, you are invited to listen and interact with teachers across the globe during a special Teachers Teaching Teachers webcast sponsored by the Technology Initiative. There will also be a follow-up show after the Annual Meeting on December 2.
This event, co-hosted by the New York City Writing Project and the NWP Technology Liaisons Network, and broadcast live over the EdTechTalk network of the WorldBridges network, will feature:
As presenters of Annual Meeting sessions that focus on 21st century literacies, these writing project teachers and colleagues will share stories about the exploration of new composing practices, especially podcasting and video-making. Robert and Chuck teach 4th graders and Joe is a high school teacher. It should be an exciting, informative show.
Teachers Teaching Teachers webcasts are live each Wednesday night, 9–10 p.m. EST / 6–7 p.m. PST.
Download instructions for listening and chatting during a live show (PDF).
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A letter I wrote to my Principal, AP, and Department Head:
I wanted to drop you a quick note to let you know how important and useful the conferences were this time around.All of my students' finished work is accessible in their blogs at http://youthvoices.net/ewsis. (Just scroll down on the left side to find classes and names.) Parents were delighted to know that they could see the work and talk about it with their students, and that they would be able to continue to track progress. One mother told me that teachers had told her that her daughter was a good writer, and she was happy to be able to see it now.Comments [0]
We would like to invite you to join us on Teachers Teaching Teachers -- a live webcast that you can join with Skype -- this Wednesday, October 28, 9:00 PM
Perhaps you are one of the educators who have registered as a teacher at http://youthvoices.net , but -- for whatever reason -- you haven't brought your students in yet. Or perhaps you're almost ready to have your students join ours. We'd like to talk with you about what your plans are for using the site -- or how it is going so far.
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After 3 carefully planned, well-produced episodes, guest-hosted by Troy Hicks, we return with a bit of productive chaos this week on Teachers Teaching Teachers.
We invited Maggie Tsai from Diigo, and even if she can't make it we'll be talking about the new Diigo V4.0, and how Diigo is working out with our students. Ron Burns from EBSCO will also join us. We'd like to continue the conversation about using databases for research, how to share research using Diigo and how to incorporate the EBSCO resources into these goals! Being big EBSCO fans, we always welcome any chance to learn more about upcoming changes and how to better use EBSCO.Joyce Valenza will also try to join us, since she started us on this question of how to use a social bookmarking site like Diigo with a library database like EBSCO.Joining in will be Jack Yu who creates his own brand of meaningful fun at BrainyFlix. Maybe there will be just enough serendipity for you to join us via Skype this week on Teachers Teaching Teachers. Just let Susan know in the chat room.Join us at http://EdTechTalk.com/live at 9:00pm Eastern / 6:00pm Pacific USA Wednesdays / 01:00 UTC Thursdays World TimesComments [0]
In this final episode of our three part series, please join Troy Hicks, author of The Digital Writing Workshop, and Director of the Chippewa River Writing Project at Central Michigan University, as we continue exploring the principles and practices described in the book.
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In this second episode of our three part series, please join Troy Hicks, author of The Digital Writing Workshop, and Director of the Chippewa River Writing Project at Central Michigan University, as we continue a three-part series exploring the principles and practices described in the book.
For this second episode, we welcome four Michigan teachers to the conversation as they discuss how they teach the craft of digital writing:
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This week, please join Troy Hicks, author of the new Heinemann title, The Digital Writing Workshop, and Director of the Chippewa River Writing Project at Central Michigan University, as we begin a three-part series exploring the principles and practices described in the book. For this first episode, we welcome four teachers to the conversation as they discuss how they foster student choice and inquiry in their writing classrooms:
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Here's a few links to video and and mp3's for the Open Mic sponsored by the Pied Piper Children's Theater of New York City on September 26, 2009. It was lots of fun.
All of Open Mic on audio:Comments [0]
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