In DC Public Schools, I work with teachers to improve their Work Stations and their teaching at the Guided Reading table. 46 schools have chosen this focus area for the school year, called Small Group Literacy Instruction. We use the…
Share Stations
Goodness I sure do love learning something new! I think once we stop learning- we should stop being teachers. So today, in a training in Texas I learned something new from a teacher. SHARE STATIONS. It’s an idea for student…
Top 100 Books! What’s Your Number?
A friend of mine posted this on Facebook recently. It is a post fro the New York Public Library for the TOP 100 Children’s books. I scrolled through and added up how many I had read personally. I am kind…
Creativity in Schools! We need MORE of it!
Y’all I am just amazed at this! I believe this child is smart for sure- but there is so much of this creativity in all kids. Like a diamond just needing to be polished. How can we encourage more of…
October Currently
It’s that time again. Time to link up with Farley for her October Currently. I’m number 290. Yikes! I’ve been 2 before… and probably 90.. but not 290! It kind of snuck up on me this month. It’s already the…
Check It Out
In my procrastination of PowerPoint today, I was on the Internet and look what I found: Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support: www.pbis.org Some of you may know of this body of work, but it was brand new to me. My…
September Curently
Yep! It’s that time! September already. Where did August go? Where did the entire summer go? It will be Christmas again before we know it! Good grief- time flies when you are busy! I’m hooking up with Farley for her…
Parent-Teacher Communication Logs
If you are reading this, you survived your first week! Some of you are in love and celebrating what might be the best group of students to date. Others of you are confident some of your students are going to…
Up, Up, Up
Just a reminder to all of you out there praying for the end of the first week of school. It is tough! It is tiring! Your feet hurt! Your voice is fading. You aren’t getting enough sleep because you are…
First Day of School Lesson Plans
Just a walk down memory lane! I dug these up last night to remember the FIRST day of school. So much just about rules and routines! Spent the morning in a DC elementary school and it things have not changed….
A Back-to-School Prayer
It’s that time of year again! Some of my readers have already started this school year, but most begin tomorrow. I am praying for you! I am praying for your students. I am praying for this wonderful and worrisome time…
I Learned Something New Today
I had time to actually be TAUGHT instead of doing the TEACHING today! I sat in on a session on Twitter, Facebook, and other Social Media for teachers! That’s when I learned about… remind101. remind101 allows teachers to text students…