Mark Kohan Online

Contents

*      Work Information

*      Favorite Education Links

*      Favorite Travel Writing Links

*      Current Projects

*      Biographical Information

*      Personal Interests

 

Mark (foreground) with friends at an Andean fiesta on La Isla de Amantani, Lake Titicaca, Peru.
 
Work Information

Job Title

English Language Arts Teacher

Key responsibilities

Teaching Critical Reading, Writing, and Thinking Skills

through Literature, Technology, and Cultural Studies

 

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Favorite Education Links

*      www.writingproject.org

*      www.ncte.org

*      www.scholastic.com

*      www.marcopolo-education.org/home.aspx

*      www.historychannel.com

*      Museum Resource Center

*      Online Reference Center

 

 

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Favorite Travel Writing and News Links

*      www.npr.org

*      www.usatoday.com

*      www.nationalgeographic.com

*      www.travelwriters.com

*      www.lonelyplanet.com

*      Travel Forums

 

 

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Current Projects

*      West Virginia University Writing Project

*      The Traveling Quill, an Online Travel Magazine (maintained by students)

*      Developing research-based pedagogies that help create democratic classrooms and inform real-world activities.

 

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Biographical Information

Archaeologist-turned-English teacher, Mark has been lived in Ohio, Arizona, Maryland, and West Virginia. His travels include Canada, England, Egypt, France, Mexico, Peru, and 45 of the nation’s 50 states. He currently lives with his wife and cats in West Virginia.

 

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Personal Interests

*      Traveling

*      Reading and Writing

*      Hiking and Camping

*      Sports (especially Basketball and Football)

*      Watching and discussing movies and theatre productions

*      Anthropology, archaeology, myth, folklore, and storytelling

*      Acting

 

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First Published: 7/25/05

Last revised: 7/25/05