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Welcome to 2017/2018
It is always an honor to work with teachers and this year will be no different. Concept English has visited our regions and is finishing up our orientations for the 2017[...]
September Updates 2017
Concept English September Updates Hard to believe that some of us are already a month into the new 2017/2018 school year. Included in this update is information on Curriculum[...]
August 2017 Updates
The new year is upon us. We have already had an orientation visit with our Indianapolis schools/teachers and will soon be visiting your state/region. Mr. Aydemir is still wor[...]
July 2017 Updates
As promised updated curriculum PDF’s for 6 -12th grade core courses, including Unit 1, the first 6 weeks of the year, are available below: http://english.conceptschools[...]
June 2017 Updates
As the year ends, I want to thank you on behalf of Concept English for all that you do to support our schools and student achievement. I hope you have a peaceful and happy su[...]
Writing Talent Emerges at HSA Columbus High School
Two 11th grade students from HSA Columbus High School, Christina Amnathphonthip and Anab Sharif, have been accepted to the 8th Annual Young Writers Workshop at Ohio State Universit[...]
@ Concept English Words Are Worth Writing
Each year Concept English holds a writing competition and this year was no different. Under the theme Wear You Imagination Inside Out we received and read over 275 student en[...]
They Elected to Speak and Soared: Concept Spoken Word Event!
The 2016/2017 Concept Schools’ Speech and Spoken Word competition was held on March 11th in Indianapolis Indiana. Under the leadership of Clare Brooks, Director of Soci[...]
Ted Talks by Concept Speech and Debate Students
The Speech and Debate students at GSA-Fyler, taught by Sara Newton, completed and presented TED talks on November 30. 2016. The class successfully registered to become a TED Ed Clu[...]
Writing for Fluency and Transformation
Recently Concept English was able to do a focused PD that focused on mimetic writing to build fluency for student writers and provide and opportunity for them to say things in new [...]
Setting Up Electives and Ensuring Rigor
At Concept English, we write the curriculum for your core classes 6 -12th grade English as well as required electives Reading & Writing Workshop I (9th), Speech & Journalis[...]
Two Teachers Using Technology: Have You Tried A Classroom Website?
Two of our talented teachers shared their classroom websites with us and, we found, that no matter the approach it is an excellent tool for connecting with your students. Cr[...]
