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Dear Fellow Edubloggers, Many of you have been blogging far longer than I have.  I have many of you on my Google Reader and I admire your wit, your writing, and would now love your advice. Last week, I posted a review ...

I learned a version of this activity from Erick Gordon this summer at the UCI institute. Basically, it's a get-to-know activity where the students get to learn a little about me and then learn a little about each other. ...

I commented on Joanne Jacobs article, "Stop Facilitating and Start Teaching," based on Fred Strine's article in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.  Strine indicates that more student-centered teaching is somehow less taught and, consequently, less learned.  Jacobs paraphrases that the "'sage on the ...

An (aspiring) Educator is hosting this week's Carnival of Education #178.  I've tweaked my How to Take Control of Your Teaching list and although it's still in an evolving state, you can read it here.  Enjoy the Carnival and the ...

So I saved an educator's life today while talking to her after lunch.  We were walking back from Panera to the afternoon session of the UCI Writer's Project and we were engrossed in a discussion about using metacognitive strategies in ...

  I received this email today from my sis.  It's one of those chain emails.  You know, "send this out to 6 people and all your wishes will come true."  This one, however, not only has a purpose, it also includes ...

I commented recently on an article for The Core Knowledge Blog about bottom of the line grade inflation. They reported that one North Carolina district was in discussions to make 61% the lowest grade rather than 50%.  That is, in ...

Sometimes, if you're lucky, you get a student who gives you a mug at the end of the school year. Sometimes, you even get a letter of thanks on a Teacher Appreciation Day.  And then there are the times (maybe) ...

So my colleague who currently teaches 8th grade Language Arts tripped on a cord, flew to the corner of a table and was momentarily knocked unconscious behind her desk today.  It was during her Honors class.

Look, we all know the statistics.  Many of the hardest-to-teach classes are being taught by the least experienced teachers.  According to Education Week, a study was recently conducted in Philadeliphia evaluating 9th graders, "the make-or-break year for many students on ...