Summer is a time of reflection for me: I think about what went well over the past year and about … More
Author: Jennifer
High School English Teacher, Teacher Consultant with Northstar of Texas Writing Project, 2010 TCTELA High School Teacher of the Year, 2011 NCTE High School Teacher of Excellence
Making Time to Read: All the Things I Don’t Do
The question I probably get asked most often, right after, “Wow–12th grade. How do you do that?” and “How can … More
9 Tips to Help You Stay in Your Teaching Career
The statistics for teachers are glum: over 50 percent of teachers quit in their first five years. Now, I realize … More
Books I Have Read This School Year (and would actually recommend): Nonfiction
Continuing with my recommendations from books read this school year, here are some of the nonfiction titles I enjoyed: Tiger, … More
Books I Have Read This School Year (and would actually recommend): Fiction
This school year I read 44 books (in addition to the literature that I normally teach). However, I’m not going … More
Teach It Slant 