Do you have students coming up to you, asking, "Is this good? Is this right?" It's one of my pet peeves!  We discuss work...
There's just something about technology that motivates my students! Practice multiplication? Groans fill the room. Practice the same mu...
It's time for Student Motivation Saturday! Today I'm linking up with Joanne at Head Over Heels for Teaching . As my student teacher ...
There's nothing like an audience to motivate students to do their best writing! You can read more about peer revision DURING the writin...
Most of you know I run my math time as a workshop. (You can read more about that here .) One of the most important rotations is "Hands-...
I'm back with one of my favorite blog hops; You Oughta Know , hosted by Jasmine at Buzzing with Mrs. Mc Clain! You oughta know about ...
I can't count the number of times I've asked students to describe a character, and all they write is something like: "He has b...
October is National Bullying Prevention Month and  I'm here to share two Must Have books and another great resource. (This is an updat...
Back by popular demand! (an updated repost on California regions) Where in the world is California? It is always amazing (amusing?) to me ...