As I travel around the country, I see more and more classrooms with Interactive White Boards installed. I also meet increasing numbers of teachers with little or no idea how to use these potentially versatile tools effectively. Sometimes though, I meet an innovator. During a co-teaching conference I [...]
After the events in Connecticut of early December, one of my Facebook friends, and former seminar attendee, Jennifer Campbell, wrote this article and shared it with me. I felt compelled to post her words here so that others could consider them. Tragedy and Reflection: Let Us Stop Blaming I have se [...]
I was recently working in classrooms at Lebanon Middle School and had the opportunity to sit down with Katherine Donovan, who explained how she had adapted my Behavior Management Cue Card to address the “Classroom Expectations” handout that she was using in class. This is how she explained it: "I te [...]
I've spent much of today, as I'm sure some of you have, heartbroken by the news of the school shooting in CT. I am reminded that young children who have no concept of how "far away" another place is and, consequently, may personalize this type of news. When these things happen, please turn off your [...]
longer school days for some students. I'd like to hear your thoughts on this. What do you think about this idea? Does it have merit? Has anyone tried it? .