Student Blogging: Creating a Rubric

I’m ready to assess my students’ blogs from the first semester. Does anyone else feel like the first time you … More

Field Note Friday: Multiple Choice Hack

So standardized tests aren’t anyone’s favorite thing, but part of my philosophy of education is to take whatever I’m given … More

Recently I read Dr. Louise Cowan’s essay entitled “The Lyric Nostalgia,” which can be found in the book The Prospect … More

I first learned about The Book of Awesome from my friend Amy, who presented about nonfiction mentor texts at the … More

When my classes do a Harkness discussion, which is quite often, half of the class observes while half of the … More