Hi friends! I just returned from the Differentiated Instruction Conference in Chicago! It was my last hurrah with some of my current colleagues before starting fresh in a new district, and it was a great conference! Of course, I had absolutely NO Internet service the entire time, because I refused to pay the $15/day fee, and this made my blogging… View Post
By now, if you’ve been following my blog for any length of time, you probably realize how much I LOVE literacy. I am a HUGE literacy junkie, and I have really gotten into writing instruction in particular over the past two years. I am an admirer of all things Lucy Calkins, Ralph Fletcher, and Georgia Heard. They are right up… View Post
I will officially be teaching 3rd grade in a district closer to my home next year, and it is really bittersweet. I am really excited to be a part of my new district, but it’s sad to leave my current team members behind (and our brand new building with an air conditioner). I spent four wonderful years with SO many… View Post
I’ve been insanely busy, so I haven’t had much time to delve into creating any units lately, and my Debbie Diller book has been on hold until I know what grade I’m teaching next year and what subjects I’ll be teaching. So, I’ve just sort of dabbled here and there. I can’t wait to kick it into a higher gear… View Post
I survived my first big professional development endeavor! Yesterday was the big day! Overall, I’m pleased with how it went, although I certainly learned a thing or two about pacing for next time. It was difficult to manage the time in a room with no clocks when my PowerPoint was up, and I couldn’t see the clock on my computer… View Post