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"The following account comes from a veteran HS teacher who just became a Coach in her building. Because her experience is so vivid and sobering I have kept her identity anonymous. But nothing she describes is any different than my own experience in sitting in HS classes for long periods of time. And this report of course accords fully with the results of our student surveys.  "

An interesting set of strategies associated with reading: 1. Preview - If It's Long and Hard 2. Skim - If It's Short and Simple 3. Cluster - to Increase Speed AND Comprehension

An interesting set of strategies associated with reading: 1. Preview - If It's Long and Hard 2. Skim - If It's Short and Simple 3. Cluster - to Increase Speed AND Comprehension

An interesting collection of tips associated with the art of writing from Elmore Leonard. Definitely gets you thinking. 1. Never open a book with weather. 2. Avoid prologues. 3. Never use a verb other than ''said'' to carry dialogue. 4. Never use an adverb to modify the verb ''said'' . . . 5. Keep your exclamation points under control. 6. Never use the words ''suddenly'' or ''all hell broke loose.'' 7. Use regional dialect, patois, sparingly. 8. Avoid detailed descriptions of characters. 9. Don't go into great detail describing places and things. 10. Try to leave out the part that readers tend to skip. 11. If it sounds like writing, I rewrite it.

An interesting collection of tips associated with the art of writing from Elmore Leonard: 1. Never open a book with weather. 2. Avoid prologues. 3. Never use a verb other than ''said'' to carry dialogue. 4. Never use an adverb to modify the verb ''said'' . . . 5. Keep your exclamation points under control. 6. Never use the words ''suddenly'' or ''all hell broke loose.'' 7. Use regional dialect, patois, sparingly. 8. Avoid detailed descriptions of characters. 9. Don't go into great detail describing places and things. 10. Try to leave out the part that readers tend to skip. 11. If it sounds like writing, I rewrite it.

Interactive Web 2.0 periodic table with dynamic layouts showing names, electrons, oxidation, trend visualization, orbitals, isotopes, search. Full descriptions.

Interactive Web 2.0 periodic table with dynamic layouts showing names, electrons, oxidation, trend visualization, orbitals, isotopes, search. Full descriptions.

An interesting reflection on formative assessment and some simple ideas of how to incorporate it into the classroom.

An excellent P-2 website which covers all areas of the curriculum

A great post from Kath Murdoch in which she outlines how inquiry teacher teach. What I really liked about it is that even if you don't 'do inquiry' you can still take some of the facets of an inquiry teacher.

Great blog post from Pernille Ripp where she argues that we need to give students the freedom to read so that they may want to read.

Great blog post from Pernille Ripp where she argues that we need to give students the freedom to read so that they may want to read.

A great post from Edna Sackson about the possibilities and potentials associated with improving meetings (and lessons)

A post looking at Carol Dweck's Mindsets and how it impacts learning. Focusing on feedback as an intervention in the classroom, the writers unpack what they found before and after, as well as some tips.