The Reading Teacher's Ramblings

This is my second post reflecting on the learning that took place during a one day conference with presenters Laurie Passah and Mary Ehrenwo...

I was tickled to be able to attend a one day workshop put on by Teacher's College and The Reading and Writing Project this week. Mary Er...

I spent the last 3 days, facilitating professional development with our K-5 staff around Lucy Calkins Units of Study in Writing...

I have two passions outside of my family...running & coaching teachers. These two passions take an incredible amount of discipline, plan...

"Culture eats strategy for breakfast."- Peter Ducker This quote begins the 5th chapter in Elena Aguilar's book The Art of ...

We are nearing the Eve of a new year of school. The school is shiny, the rooms are welcoming, and the staff and students are nervous, but ex...

Chapter 5: Just for You "We struggle to meet the needs of our all our students, and we sense that there are groups of kids w...