With the release of “Waiting for Superman” and NBC’s “Education Nation” weeklong focus on educational reform, there has been much important exploration of education reform in the United States. I am all for it. It just so happens that former First…
Month: September 2010
Revving Up: Starting a Writing Community
Many of my colleagues still don’t get me. They don’t understand the degree to which I find writing essential. They don’t realize how much I love my students to write. They think I’m talking about some fairytale land where if I had the time, the ri…
The Wilderness Downtown: A Google Experience
Check this out. I know this has been out for a while, but it sent chills down my spine. Imagine comparing different locations in this Google experience.http://thewildernessdowntown.com
The Evolution of Classroom Technology – Interactive Feature
via nytimes.com
Collaborating with Some Oldies but Goodies
I collaborate twice a week with my PLC. Our first one was fun, and part of our discussion centered around integrating grammar lessons with our literature study. In the ideal world, it would be done based on the literature itself, but working with …
Persistent Pondering 