It was a spring day when I was in second grade. My teacher, young and with long dark hair, was the most beautiful woman I knew. She shared strawberry candies with me, and I adored her. That morning, we had
Why I Became a Teacher
Book List for Educators and Ed Leaders
In the #satchatwc chat on Twitter this morning a question was asked about book recommendations. I’d been on a couple other recent chats that had done the same, and now my Amazon Wish List is full to overflowing. I love
Pondering Montessori
I had the great privilege of spending much of the day yesterday visiting classrooms in a local Montessori elementary school. There’s so much about the Montessori philosophy that I like. And especially this time of year, when there’s so much
A Matter of Perspective
As I was driving this morning, I passed a field full of my favorite weed in full bloom. I had to stop and take a picture. These weeds (I have no idea what they are called) grow naturally in my
Rigorous, or Just Difficult?
This past weekend on #satchatwc on Twitter the topic was rigor in education – what does it mean, what does it look like. From several people on Twitter and blogs, and again in an actual face-to-face conversation with a teacher
Ideas for Student “How to” Videos
The technology we now have available opens up all sorts of opportunties for creating and presenting “How-to’s,” particularly with video.