Jun
29
2009
29
2009
Book Review: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
You know the old commercial: "You got your chocolate in my peanut butter! Well, you got your peanut butter in my chocolate!" And just like a Peanut Butter cup, it seems that Jane Austin and Zombies go great together.
Pride and ...
Jun
26
2009
26
2009
Student-Designed Schools
This year, my 8th graders all produced a multi-genre project during 4th Quarter that focused on possible careers of their choice. But I went a step further with my 8th grade Honors class. They not only had to research ...
Jun
19
2009
19
2009
TeachersCount.org Second-Career Teaching
So I've been a little quiet as of late. After all, it's been the last two weeks of school and I'm in crunch time on some writing deadlines. In addition, I've got to learn some new-fangled strategies using the Interactive ...
Jun
02
2009
02
2009
The New Definition of Veteran Teacher
I have been teaching for 10 years. I have mentored teachers, become Department Head, sat on committees, presented at conferences, and taught upwards of 2500 students ranging from 3rd grade to 12th grade.
But all of that does not make ...

