Why School?
Image from Edtechworkshop This weekend I downloaded the book Why School? by Will Richardson after seeing numerous educators on Twitter recommend it. It was a whopping $2.99, but one of…
A Day with The Book Whisperer
I recently was fortunate enough to spend the day in a workshop with Donalyn Miller, The Book Whisperer, on Creating Classrooms Where Readers Flourish. I read her book over a…
Using Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works
With the increasing rate of new tech devices and web 2.0 tools being developed each day, it is very easy for both teachers and students to get excited by something…
Monday Musings
Image from Sparkle and Shade I've previously shared how I used my staff memo blog to share weekly updates with staff, as well as a method to model my own…
The No Complaining Rule
I've read a number of books by Jon Gordon and have never been disappointed. His books are quick reads, but always inspirational with powerful, positive messages. I recently read The…
Sharing my Reading Life
*This is blog post #4 in the 2012 Summer Blog Challenge* I have had the pleasure of learning directly from Regie Routman in her Leadership in Literacy conference twice in the…