Today's post is all about motivating students. These are ten of the ways I motivate students: Pride! Lu…

If you have been reading my blog for a while, you know that I'm absolutely fascinated by the br…

I struggled with my Writer's Workshop time, thinking about how my students had fantastic ideas, yet the…

This is a story I often repeat to the parents of my students. It's about my daughter's first ice s…

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Have I mentioned I'm a big fan of Writer's Workshop ?  I've been doing Writer's Workshop in…

Do you have students who use apostrophes for everything that ends in s? I remind my kids to think: do…

Last week I went to a two day training period for DIBELS Next.  DIBELS Next  is an assessment program for ear…

I'm a naturally reflective person.  As a teacher, I reflect upon every lesson I teach, constantly thinkin…

As I've mentioned on previous blogs, I'm fascinated by how the brain works, and have done a lot …

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I just love learning about the brain!   Here are a few interesting facts I've learned about the br…