Whew! Today was my first day back, and I have to say that I was not ready for an alarm before 7:00… but I got up, got ready, and after endur...

Somehow, every year,  Back-To-School Rush turns to Conference-And-Report-Card Madness and then just when Thanksgiving Break gives you time t...

Interactive notebooks are all the rage right now- and I’m trying one out for the first time this year, too! Ellison Education gave me a chan...

Four years ago, I started my first teaching job. I had co-taught for two years... but I was considered the interventionist, and not the ...

Whew! Note to self: don’t get sick on the first week back to school! This week we had 3 teacher days (meetings, more meetings, and working ...

Last week at a PD training, a presenter showed us the most simple but totally engaging way I’ve ever seen to introduce a new topic in the cl...

Today- with less than five days of summer to go- I looked at my To Do list from June. The number of things not-crossed-off is STAGGERING. ...

All teachers know that kids learn more when they’re excited and engaged. Today a team of bloggers come together to help your students take a...

Last year as a reading specialist, I saw so many students who were good at PART of reading. They were fluent decoders... who couldn't u...