Balancing Literacy Instruction. Part One: Challenging Text VS Instructional Level Text
I’m excited to introduce a series of posts on a…
3 Ways to Get Fired Up and Increase Enthusiasm for Teaching
As an instructional coach, one of the most depressing things I…
Time to Celebrate Poetry in ALL Classrooms
It’s April. That means it’s time to open the door…
Writers’ Workshop: Brainstorming Ideas for Expository Writing
I was thrilled to be asked to model brainstorming for expository…
Engaging Learners with Interdisciplinary Teaching
As educators, we are constantly hearing how important it is…
Classroom Chatter is a Good Thing
Recently I was teaching Writers’ Workshop to fourth and fifth…
Screencasting in the Classroom
With so much buzz around flipped classrooms, meeting individualized needs,…