I just read a post on Scholastic Teachers about rethinking summer homework. The author insists that summer homework be meaningful and interesting. Students should buy-in on having to complete this homework over their summer break. The author of the post describes some activities that qualify. This post made me start thinking about what other educators […]
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I’ve just read the most depressing article this morning from back in the spring about Detroit’s schools. It tells about how much some families struggle to get their children to school in a??place where school choice policy has run rampant for many years. I can’t imagine having to do any of the things described in […]
Read More...I just read a post titled “The Myth of Having Summers Off” on Edutopia. ??This post lists nine education-related things that teachers do during the summer, which made me automatically start thinking about all of the education-related things I do during the summer. This summer alone I am teaching graduate courses online, blogging, teaching professional […]
Read More...I just read a post on the CTQ Collaboratory about de-cluttering ??your classroom at the end of the school year. Not That Teacher Anymore, by Tricia Ebner,??tells??a personal story of the “walk down memory lane” that de-cluttering provided the author. It is a short and sweet post. I hope you will take time to read […]
Read More...I was fortunate to be published in the Spring 2016 edition of the Delta Kappa Gamma Collegial Exchange. The piece was titled, “Finding My Teacher Voice: Why I Became a Blogger.” I was intrigued by the idea that blogging doesn’t just come as second nature to all teachers. In the article, I explain how I […]
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Last week, I attended the Mississippi Whole Schools Initiative???s Summer Institute, appropriately titled Believe in Something Big. The Mississippi Whole Schools Initiative is a ???comprehensive statewide arts education program, that uses the arts as a vehicle for promoting high-quality instruction and learning for students in all disciplines. This unique program goes far beyond ???art for […]
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