door Ersun Warncke | jul 16, 2024 | Uncategorized
Summer is here… start reading!Great books help develop strong readers. And strong readers are capable of learning just about anything.One of the joys and challenges of my job as a literature teacher is to continuously find exciting, engaging stories that will...
door Ersun Warncke | jul 9, 2024 | Uncategorized
Conference presentation I presented the following case study at Le Sallay Academy’s January 2023 conference on blended learning.Culturally Responsive Teaching in Blended Learning: A Case Study What is culturally responsive teaching?The term culturally responsive...
door Ersun Warncke | jul 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
Native English speakers only need to learn around 9,000 words to read proficiently (Nation, 2014; Qian & Lin, 2019). This, out of a lexis of over 170,00 words (and growing!)Hence most of us walk, eat and talk on a daily basis rather than shuffle, feast or...
door Ersun Warncke | jun 25, 2024 | Uncategorized
What follows was written at the end of last academic year.Twelve months later, nothing has changed except context (a shift from hybrid to full-time online teaching).If anything, the past year has reinforced these observations and increased my dedication to offering...
door Ersun Warncke | jun 18, 2024 | Uncategorized
Inside online magazine Pennyblackmusic So immersed are we in text — messages! pop-ups! chats! stories! — it is easy to forget how much creative elbow grease goes into this writing, and the wonderful behind-the-scenes connections this work forges.Creating and...
door Ersun Warncke | jun 11, 2024 | Uncategorized
How smart investments enhance return on education IndebtedSaturday, June 8, 2024 was momentous: it was the day I paid off my student loan. My undergraduate student loan. Twenty-three years and one month after earning my BA at Penn, I settled my debt.Penn changed my...
door Ersun Warncke | jun 4, 2024 | Uncategorized
Fun with figurative languageThis is a short video I put together as an introduction for young literature/writing students, and a review for high schoolers who are embarking on more complex topics. Brief, topical videos such as this are part of my ‘modular’ approach to...
door Ersun Warncke | mei 28, 2024 | Uncategorized
Reading your way to better writingOne of the things that has been (is) vital to my success as a writer and educator is the fact that, from a freakishly young age, I’ve read everything.Nutritional information. Ancient magazines in waiting rooms. Bumper stickers....
door Ersun Warncke | mei 21, 2024 | Uncategorized
How Wendy Yang Writes to Success at SAPWelcome to Write Like a Pro — where experts from diverse fields and industries discuss how writing supports their professional success.Professional: Wendy YangCompany: SAP (7+ years)Role: Global Program Management and Development...
door Ersun Warncke | mei 14, 2024 | Uncategorized
Why every educator should be a student sometimesThe Wine and Spirits Education Trust (WSET) Level 3 Award in Wines is a big deal in wine land. It’s a course designed for wine makers, buyers, distributors, sommeliers, viticulturists, oenology students. Globally, it has...
