http://maineela.wordpress.com Just another WordPress.com weblog Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:24:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.png http://maineela.wordpress.com http://maineela.wordpress.com/2009/03/31/teaching-gum/ http://maineela.wordpress.com/2009/03/31/teaching-gum/#comments Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:24:13 +0000 maineela http://maineela.wordpress.com/?p=5 ]]> Welcome to my first blog!  I have been quite eager to get this started so we, Maine teachers, can share ideas during this time of uncertainty and transitions.  My current burning issue is GUM – grammar, usage, and mechanics.  How do you teach GUM?  What are your suggestions for best practices?  What are some great resources?  Have the revised standards impacted your instruction?  I want to hear from you. 

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