Jan
09
2012
09
2012
Tweenteacher Class on Project Based Writing
Hey all,
Guess what? I'm going to be facilitating a class for Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach's Powerful Learning Practice. The six-week course is on Project Based Writing, a strategic way to bring in authentic assessments and meaningful learning into any Language Arts program, ...
Oct
11
2011
11
2011
Free Tweenteacher Webinar: Moving Beyond the Bubble: 21st Century Assessments
On Monday, Oct 17, I will be presenting a free webinar for my publisher, Eye On Education. You can register here.
In it, I'll be sharing what I have learned about the upcoming Common Core standards and how they will ...
Mar
14
2010
14
2010
Mr. Duncan: Save the National Writing Project
Dear Arne Duncan,
The rumor on the winds that whispers through the halls is that funding for the National Writing Project will soon be threatened. I understand that the Obama administration is moving to consolidate expenses by merging a number ...
Apr
10
2009
10
2009
The mythical superhuman teacher
Yes, there are many problems in education. But many of them boil down to the fact that we are a cadre of professionals who are taken advantage of as part of the job requirement.
Mar
25
2009
25
2009
Teaching Secrets: Finding a Job That You Love
Know a teacher who got a pink slip? Maybe my newest post at Teacher Magazine can help. Click here for the article.
It's Step 1 of my Top Secret New Teacher Handbook. Hope it creates some shortcuts, a machete even, through ...
Feb
23
2009
23
2009
The Death of Teacher Conferences or I Can’t Believe I Miss My Canvas Bag
So, CATE (the California Association of Teachers of English) just came to an end. The hotel was lovely. All ran smoothly. We were greeted with smiles aplenty, and everything ran on time. Sheridan Blau, Kelly Gallagher, Carol Booth Olson, Taylor ...
Oct
03
2008
03
2008
When it works, it’s amazing!
I'm referring, of course, to my new Interactive Whiteboard. I think I'm going to name my second child Promethean.
Oct
02
2008
02
2008
The Excitement Graph: Plot and Word Choice
Every year, I do this activity when teaching Narrative Plot. I've used it from 3rd grade to 12th grade. I learned a version of it first in 1993 at a UCLA Extension class on "Teaching Reading to Secondary Students" and ...
Aug
30
2008
30
2008
Oh, the Wells Fargo Wagon is a’comin…
So, in a move reminiscent of a 12-year old girl caught up in the riot mentality of rumors, I believed the whisper I heard about not getting my Whiteboard for 2 months. But I tell you now: it was false, ...
Jul
06
2008
06
2008
Joanne Jacobs comment:”Stop facilitating and start teaching”
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 ...



