It’s important to be thoughtful and intentional when planning literacy instruction. You don’t want to get caught in that “what am I...

I’ve had many student teachers and pre-service teachers spend observation time or teach in my classroom over my 25 years.  I’ve had many tea

Now is the PERFECT time to set up a Reflective Teacher Journal to guide your reflective teaching journey.  (Resources to help get you starte

Teachers are naturally reflective. It's time to create a Reflective Journal of your teaching experiences to document your professional

When students are invited to take part in creating visible images to represent their learning, they are working at a higher level of thinkin

Tests don't illustrate the true growth and potential of our students. Test scores aren’t the complete picture of a reader and a writer. 

Do you want to keep your students actively engaged during these last  weeks of the school year? Do you want an amazing display of student w

Wondering how you and your students are going to survive the end of the school year? Wondering how to keep your students actively engaged...

Every teacher usually has an End of the School Year Box of Tricks!  If you don’t have one yet, you better start one because you will definit

Reading standardized passages is different than just choosing a piece of text we want to read. Readers must know HOW to approach this genre

To create an Object Poster Project, students must use objects to create portraits that will describe and explain the subject of the project.

The Conferring Checklist is a guide that provides prompts and conversation starters for teachers to use while conferring with students about