Because you can never have enough strategy ideas in your teaching toolbox…
Engaging Students in Science
I wrote a Guest Post for teach.com about STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Science) activities that give students a chance to be actively involved and to explore – which is, after all, what Science especially is all about. Putting Physics
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
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
Fewer Worksheets, Please
I recently spent part of a morning as a volunteer in my daughter’s kindergarten class. I learn so much when I’m in there. I’ve taught in the middle grades and up, so I love having the chance to experience life in a primary