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I don't mean to whine, but I'm feeling neglected. For all my questions about the eventual impact on education with TFA, I find myself a little pouty that they get all this professional development and I don't.

So this week I introduced Costa's Levels of Questioning to my students. We have some teachers on my site talking about these triggers of metacognition so it compliments everyone's efforts to enter this discussion in the classroom. Costa's is, in ...

So in my semi-annual tradition, I've already lost my voice. Now, I'm not talking about still whispering here. I'm talking about a totally stripped, honk-when-I-try-to-produce-sound lost voice. It happens to me 2-3 times a year and I'm ...

I think that so much about encouraging literacy is about making it sexy. Make reading attractive and make it unavoidable to enjoy. I've written about my classroom library in the past, but I also wanted to let you know about the ...

...nobody needed to worry about the contents of the speech, because our limited technology couldn't stream the darn thing anyway! I just wish it hadn't happened in front of the press. Yes, it's true. 5 minutes before the start of school ...

As we've all heard, President Obama is addressing the children of our schools on Tuesday, speaking about the value of education, and encouraging students to work hard. The White House has also included lesson plans that focus on listening comprehension ...

So I've become a Guy Kawasaki fan. It all started when I was searching for commencement day speeches for my Speech and Debate team to compete with. I found his "Hindsight".