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In celebration of The California Writing Project and Digital Learning Day, I was asked to write a post on some of what I'm doing with technology in the classroom.   So I decided to write about what I'm actually doing ...

I originally wrote this post some time ago, but because it is such a problem that a teacher can detect so early on, I thought I would repost it for those who may have missed it on the last go-round.  ...

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 ...

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 ...

We all know there are many problems in education and not one bullet to solve any one of them.  We as teachers can't do a lot about many of the factors that have huge influence on student success: parental involvement, ...