One simple question– Who lives at your house? “My dad is in jail. It’s far away where he is so we don’t visit him very much. He’ll get out when I’m in high school. That’s about 8 years—it feels like a long time.” “I have a baby brother who is five. He doesn’t go to …
Four things I (re)learned in 2017: PLN Within and Without Professional Personalized Learning Network “is a tool that uses social media and technology to collect, communicate, collaborate and create with connected colleagues anywhere at any time. Participating educators, worldwide, make requests and share resources.” (Whitby, 2013) Being a life-long learner requires a lot of effort …
This is a repost of Dr. Mary Howard’s guest post earlier this year. There is much to discuss about RtI and Mary is one of the best to lead that discussion. I’m so honored that Mary shared her thoughts here. Dr. Mary Howard and I have never met in person, but she has had …
We wring our hands and lament that so many of our students are not learning to read and write. We wonder and debate. We study data and brainstorm solutions. We talk and plan and work and stay late and plan some more. I’ve been accused on more than one occasion of offering overly simplistic solutions. …
A lot of teachers are winding down their summer 2017, but campus administrators, many of them, are already back at school. I’m reposting this great guest post by my friend, Christal Hollinger. It’s a perfect read for the few weeks before school reconvenes. Christal Hollinger is the guest blogger for today’s That Thing You …
This is a repost from November 2016 that I’m so excited to share. Jill and Kim are book-pushers and this is the perfect time for anyone who loves kids to catch up on titles for next school year. It’s also time to think ahead about ways to get more titles in front of teachers and …
This is a repost from earlier this year. Kari’s book, Simple Starts, has helped me and so many of the teachers I work with and so it’s absolutely worthy of repeating Kari’s thoughts here on TTYD. Thank you @Kari_Yates. Heartfelt thanks to Kari Yates, author of Simple Starts for sharing in That Thing You Do! …
This is a repost of a piece that Lisa Eickholdt wrote for That Thing You Do! Using student writing as mentor texts for our kids is powerful practice and the best way to honor their work. Thanks again to @LisaEickholdt! Lisa Eickholdt is guest blogging for today’s That Thing You Do! segment. She has spent …
This is a repost of a piece Tanny McGregor graciously wrote for Collaborate. Innovate. Create. a little over a year ago. Tanny was so kind to mention this to a room full of educators at a recent NCTE affiliate conference in Texas, NTCTELA. It’s a perfect post to revisit. Thank you, my dear friend! I’m …
My dad was not one for giving unsolicited advice while I was still living at home. That changed however, when I left to start my first year of teaching. “Stay out of the teacher’s lounge.” Of all the counsel he could’ve given me, I thought his advice a bit odd. I thought for sure it …
