English
February 2021 Updates
This month our focus is on the Spoken Word Slam Auditions. Coordinators and administrators were sent the information via MailChimp. In addition, we are working on professiona[...]
December 2020 Update: Spirit of Competition
The spirit of competition is embodied in civility, innovation, passion, rivalry, and yes, failure. However, because preparation for competitions and contests is[...]
November 2020 Event Updates
Background/Rationale/Resources This year the Concept English language events have been combined under one umbrella theme. We live in extraordinary times and the act of writin[...]
October Overture 2020
General Background In music, and overture gives us hints of possible ideas, concepts, and themes that hint at what is to come. In other words, an overture “hints [...]
Embracing Our Virtual World – Concept English September 2020
We are all pioneers. The definition of a pioneer is so helpful: a person or group that originates or helps open up a new line of thought or activity or a new method or [...]
June (Remote Learning) 2020 Updates
Part 1 – As the year ends… The end to a very strange school year is upon us. Thank you for your service to our schools during these challenging times. As di[...]
April (Remote Learning) 2020 Updates
It is my hope that you are all staying sane and healthy. These are difficult times. YouTube check in Remote Learning #2 https://youtu.be/WlAXW57oM9o– [...]
November 2019 Updates
The wind, rain, and snow have moved into the Chicago area. Soon it will be winter. We here at Concept English have settled on a theme for this year’s spoken word competition: [...]
October 2019 Updates
Video Update Curriculum Core Classes – Unit 2 grades 6-12 Collections (see the Instructional Overview pages) Performance Based Assessment (PBA) – work backwards from th[...]
Spread Your Wings and Soar It’s A New Year! (September 2019 Update)
We do not see everyone in the fall anymore, so welcome to a new year! Most of us have been in school already for a few weeks. Hope things are going well, especially for[...]
May 2019 Updates: Teacher Appreciation Week, Changes for Next Year, and the Poetry Winners!
Teacher Appreciation Each year America honors our teachers with an appreciation week the first week of May (5th to 11th). There of course is nothing that can repay you for yo[...]
Not April Fool’s Day 2019 Anymore
April is a month all about writing, specifically about writing poetry. Our students seem to better at this than we are, perhaps because of their affinity with music. We[...]
