Posted inCurrent Events in Education, High School, Literacy, Middle School, School Improvement, Teacher Branding, Technology

School is Out for the Summer – What is Next?

“What is next for me personally?”  is great question.  In its simplicity and sincerity this question has  left me believing that someone actually cares about my answer.  Our middle and high school have already begun its professional development for next year’s fall semester and a move towards implementing 1:1 IPads  for students.  Because this carries […]

Posted inElementary School, Instruction & Curriculum, Kindergarten, Literacy

Summer Reading: The 50/50 Paradox

The paradox of summer reading:  Read=pleasure or Read=work. All students should read at least one book this summer. Students should practice the independent reading skills they have used the whole school year. They should receive credit for reading over the summer, but to give credit means an assessment. An assessment comes dangerously close to committing Readicide,(n): The systematic killing […]

Posted inCommon Core, Current Events in Education, From the Front Lines, Instruction & Curriculum, Literacy

Knowing the Ending Need Not Be a Spoiler

Enter the spoiler alert. Because the number of ways people hear about stories is increasing, spoiler alerts for books and films are offered as a “heads-up,” a means to prevent plot details from becoming public.  Knowing the end of a story might mean that the strategy of “predicting” a story has been compromised.  However, there are genres […]