Present

One little word. Present. It’s meanings are varied, but I’ve selected a particular few that match my purpose for choosing…

Enough time

Time. There’s never enough. Teaching is so complex an endeavour that were it given all the time in the world,…

Resolutions

It’s that time of year again. The beginning. A new beginning. A time for reflection and setting goals. A blog…

Should we measure creativity?

I read an interesting article in Mind/Shift. You can read it here. The article asks the question, “Is it possible…

Simpler Times

Everyone needs a summer vacation. Teachers. Students. Everyone. A time to slow down. Let things happen. Not be governed by…

For the Love of Writing

Children in first grade love to write! This was my discovery last week when nearly the entire class chose to…

My Professional Growth Plan

cc licensed ( BY ) flickr photo shared by Artotem This year I’ve decided to conduct my professional growth with the help of social media ??? on this blog. Instead of keeping my plan private in a personal notebook, I’m opening it up to the whole wide…

Timeline

cc licensed ( BY ) flickr photo shared by Alan Cleaver How do I balance choice and structure in Writer???s Workshop to foster passionate writers???no matter what their writing skills and reading capabilities? The timeline for my professional growth is…

Collecting Data

cc licensed ( BY SA ) flickr photo shared by j??rg How do I balance choice and structure in Writer???s Workshop to foster passionate writers???no matter what their writing skills and reading capabilities? The data that I will collect and analyze will b…

Resources

cc licensed ( BY ) flickr photo shared by shutterhacks How do I balance choice and structure in Writer???s Workshop to foster passionate writers???no matter what their writing skills and reading capabilities? Here are some of the resources that can su…