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When you’re ready to dig out from under the pile of papers you have to grade and level up, I’ll be here. I’ve been teaching English and journalism for over 24 years… and this old dog has some tricks to teach.

  • Twenty-Three Years of Teaching Journalism Is What’s Actually in This Bundle, Not a Marketing Line

    Rob Sterner

    Oct 22—2026

    Every piece in this bundle started as something I needed on a specific Monday, for a specific reason, over twenty-three years of running a journalism program. The Day 1 slideshow…

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  • I Needed a Foolproof First Text for a Science Fiction Unit. Nothing I Found Worked as a Cold Read Until This One.

    Read more: I Needed a Foolproof First Text for a Science Fiction Unit. Nothing I Found Worked as a Cold Read Until This One.
  • I Kept Reteaching “Theme” a Different Way for Every Novel. I Wondered If One Process Could Actually Work for All of Them.

    Read more: I Kept Reteaching “Theme” a Different Way for Every Novel. I Wondered If One Process Could Actually Work for All of Them.

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