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Maureen Carroll
| Name | Maureen Carroll |
| Location | Pleasanton, California |
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My favorite part of writing for ReadWriteThink.org is the opportunity to explicitly link theory and practice. It is exciting to create materials that use wonderful technology resources and that make connections for classroom teachers between literacy research and theory."
Maureen Carroll is cofounder of Bay Breeze Educational Resources, a company that develops K–12 educational projects that promote creativity and critical thinking through the use of technology, the arts, popular culture, and media. Bay Breeze has worked with a diverse range of clients including PBS/Thirteen, National Public Radio, ArtsEdge/Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, San Francisco Jazz, Guggenheim Productions, Young Audiences, and Pearson Learning.
Maureen received a doctorate in education, language, literacy, and culture from the University of California, Berkeley. Her published work includes children's literature, textbooks, and academic journals. She is a member of the International Reading Association, National Council for Teachers of English, International Society for Technology in Education, and Giant Screen Theater Association.
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Grade 9 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
A Harlem Renaissance Retrospective: Connecting Art, Music, Dance, and Poetry
Students research, evaluate, and synthesize information about the Harlem Renaissance from varied resources, create an exhibit, and highlight connections across disciplines (i.e., art, music, and poetry) using a Venn diagram.
Grades 3 – 5 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
A Race With Grace: Sports Poetry in Motion
In this lesson, athletics, aesthetics, and poetics intersect in new ways as developing literacy learners experiment together with the forms of language.
Grades 9 – 12 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Discovering a Passion for Poetry With Langston Hughes
Through a study of Langston Hughes’ poetry, students connect his writing to his place in history.
Grades 9 – 12 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Exploring Disability Using Multimedia and the B-D-A Reading Strategy
History takes on new dimensions in this interactive multimedia lesson that emphasizes the B-D-A approach to research as students investigate the experiences of people with disabilities since the early 1800s.
Grades 9 – 12 | Lesson Plan | Unit
Students will be singing the blues in this lesson in which they identify themes from "The Gift of the Magi" and write and present blues poetry based on those themes.
Grades 6 – 8 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Media Literacy: Examining the World of Television Teens
Pop culture and the classroom collide in this lesson when students go behind the scenes to analyze a television series for characterization to use in an original television show proposal.
Grades 6 – 8 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
My Life/Your Life: A Look at Your Parents’ Past
Past and present come together when students interview their parents and create a skit that compares their parents’ experiences as middle schoolers with the students’ own lives.
Grades 9 – 12 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
The Peace Journey: Using Process Drama in the Classroom
What does peace mean to you? In this lesson, students attempt to answer this question as they write and perform a short skit that reflects their ideas of peace.
