This school year will be my 20th year in the classroom. For the past 19 years, summer months have provided necessary respite—the quiet pause—I’ve needed to refuel for the coming school year. To refill my cup so that I can arrive well and whole for my students… Read More
As a teacher, I certainly hope not. But as I listened to Will Richardson speak over the weekend at the Tomorrow’s Classrooms Today Conference, I couldn’t help wonder. The conference, hosted by Evolving Educators and held at Rider University, focused on the ways in which schools… Read More
Yesterday I joined 10,000 other teachers from around the world for the Educator Collaborative’s Spring Gathering, a free virtual conference that brought together the talents of incredible educators who generously share their passions and expertise. So as I sat in the comfort of my family room—watching… Read More
Although this is my 15th year of teaching, I have always struggled with discussions. It’s not that my students and I don’t have engaging or thought-provoking discussions. We do. But I often put the pressure on myself to lead (dictate?) our discussions, and I’ve never been confident that… Read More
Last week, I had the pleasure of presenting at the PA Writing & Literature Project (PAWLP) Summer Institute on using visual tools in multigenre composition. One of the visual tools that I discussed was the use of infographics. Then in my Twitter feed this past… Read More
I’m currently working on a presentation I’m giving for a digital writing course and reflecting on my experience at the ISTE conference, which I attended last week. It was the first time I’d ever attended an ISTE conference. As with most conferences, I came away… Read More
I first heard about Thinglink from my teacher/writing project friend Jen Ward, and I finally decided to try it out myself this summer. So to practice, I used a picture of my classroom I had taken earlier this year and made it “touchable” (I think… Read More
Presented at the Summer Invitational Writing Institute at the Pennsylvania Writing and Literature Project, West Chester University. July 2015.
As the culminating project for their 9th grade year, my students created an infographic to represent their year in reading. They included the 9 books they read as part of the course (our “whole class” novels) and then any additional books they completed as part… Read More
About a year and half ago, I was presenting at the PA Writing and Literature Project (PAWLP) fall conference on technology. At the end of the conference, one of the co-directors, Judy Jester, asked me to help her and others “tweet” for the project. “I… Read More
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