Pomegranate beginnings

Yesterday evening I gave a three-minute "comment" at my board meeting to try to make a case for protecting students, staff, and fa...

I thought I'd share some ideas and questions I've been working on this year. First... some reflective questions for the new year t...

Sometimes I fail. I try to keep this secret. Not because I try to portray myself as a superhuman, able to juggle all my balls while bala...

"Communicative Tasks" is one of those life-changing (or at least curriculum-changing) ideas: since listening to  Tea with BVP  and...

"So, Magistra, just how many languages do you speak?" I probably hear this question at least twice a month if not once a week. I...

Dear Congressman or Congresswoman; Dear Mr. President; Dear Bill and Melinda Gates; Dear Arne Duncan; Dear Anyone Who Has Touched and Impact...

While this was my 6th full year (7th including all teaching time) teaching, this was my first year in a new school. Not only was the locatio...

This post comes to us from Dr. Robert Patrick. Dr. Patrick teaches with both Rachel and me and is a great influence on me as both a colleag...

I've been in my own head a lot lately. I haven't meant to be, but this year I've been working on my master's thesis, which h...

It's now been three months with grade books and assessing strategies completely aligned with Standards Based Grading. So far, we've ...

Today, while I was watching my son at his archery event, I couldn't help but notice a young lady who was struggling. She was young, like...

I am not one to sing the praises of data collection. Specifically, I actively hate what legislators and the powers that be have used the exc...