7/20/2018
Learn How to Find Writing Ideas from Poems

Adapted Poems are Teachers by Amy Ludwig VanDerwater Because poems are usually short, we can study a pile of poems and walk away with many new ways to find writing ideas. Discovering ideas in a variety... more

7/19/2018
The Value of Talk

Adapted from  180 Days   by Kelly Gallagher and Penny Kittle.   We believe nothing has a more positive effect on our young readers and writers than regularly meeting with them in one-to-one conferences—this... more

7/18/2018
Establishing Empathy

Adapted from  Being the Change  by  Sara Ahmed .   While we are working to build kids’ capacity for empathy, we can honor how they see the world. Empathy is a banner term lately. We see it everywhere.... more

7/17/2018
Engagement and Inquiry

Adapted from The Curious Classroom by Harvey "Smokey" Daniels Sometimes school is boring. This is not news to students, but the adults seem to have just gotten the message. Suddenly there is talk... more

7/16/2018
Mindset Before Strategy

Adapted from  No More Culturally Irrelevant Teaching   by Mariana Souto-Manning, Carmen Lugo Llerena, Jessica Martell, Abigail Salas Maguire and Alicia Arce-Boardman.   As a group of teachers... more

7/13/2018
The Road to Building Trust

Adapted from  Reclaiming the Principalship  by  Tom Marshall . As a principal, you already know that there’s no quick and easy plan for building trust. It takes consistent, genuine effort. Here are... more

7/12/2018
Determining Student Reading Habits

Adapted from  180 Days   by Kelly Gallagher and Penny Kittle.   In our first round of reading conferences, we focus on getting to know our students’ reading habits. We are always pleased when we... more