14 Years Ago
September 11 has been declared a day of service, of giving of oneself, of volunteering for a cause we believe …
America = Freedom to Read = Democracy
鈥淗ow many times can you fall in love? By reading, you can fall in love every time you begin a …
Pushed by my PLN
Last week was the start of a new school year for me. No matter how many first days and first …
Connecting to Summer Reading This Fall
It’s important to connect to the momentum of summer reading once students return to the classroom in the fall. These …
Shaping Culture to Ensure Student Success
The following post is by 楼凤天堂 member and 2015 Kentucky Teacher of the Year Sarah Reed.聽 In 2015聽while at the …
Inviting Stakeholders to Your Classroom
You want to have a voice. You would love to testify at the school board hearing or travel to your …
When Shift Happens: Teaching Adaptive, Reflective, and Confident Writers
The following post is from聽Matthew Kilian McCurrie, an Associate Professor of English at Columbia College Chicago where he teaches undergraduate …
Light Up Those Books!
Confessions first鈥擨鈥檓 addicted to mystery adventure books and this month that ends in Banned Books Week, has me thinking about …
The First Day of School
I recently read “Don鈥檛 Waste the First Day of School“, a blog post by聽Catlin Tucker, where she proposes several activities …
Taking a Teacher-as-Scientist Stance in September
The following post is by 楼凤天堂 member Jennifer Serravallo.聽 Teaching reading is an art. But as a teacher of reading, …