Todd Blake Finley, PhD, is an Associate Professor of the best English Education Program in the World at East Carolina University in the College of Education.
He has taught elementary and 8-12th grade English and co-developed the Tar River Writing Project. His BA in Elementary and Secondary English was earned at the University of Puget Sound, where he grew up. His MA in English and PhD in C&I were earned at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Finley teaches, researches, works with schools and publishes in the field of composition, curriculum, instruction, technology, and collaboration. He lives a ridiculously contented life in North Carolina with his wife (a 5th grade teacher) daughter (a college frosh in NYC) and two poorly trained dogs.
You can follow his professional posts on Twitter. His home page is http://finleyt.squarespace.com/
Blog Posts
Today's guest blogger is Bob Alexander, a language arts consultant with the Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN), in Harrisburg, PA.
Read More.Burdened by expanding curriculum and multiplying high-stakes assessment requirements, some of my respected colleagues might be forgiven for not integrating student journals into their courses. The most common objection: "Who has time?"
Read More.For students to write with ease and creativity, it is helpful for them to understand writing processes and...
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