How to Create a Library Culture

One of the greatest things my mother ever did for me was regularly take me to the public library when … More

Summer Furlough

Seven years ago I assigned my fifth grade class a task called Letter to Myself at Graduation. “I want your … More

“Talk Like a Russian Day” was a big hit in my classroom. Though it coincided with certain political events, there … More

While digging around for something to write about this week I stumbled upon a transcript from a pretty cool podcast … More

My plays often make return appearances in Scholastic’s Storyworks magazine, such as The Daring Escape of Henry “Box” Brown this … More

The Common Core requires that we teach students to “evaluate authors’ differing points of view on the same historical event … More

It’s not my aim to be political, but no matter one’s affiliation, it’s hard to deny that racial tension has … More

Some of my colleagues were complaining recently that kids today don’t have much in the way of grit, meaning that … More

We’ve been seeing it for the last year or so: the education pendulum on the verge of swinging. Standardized testing, … More

That you’re visiting my blog tells me you’re most likely already a fan of reader’s theater, so I needn’t tell … More