Six Tips on Writing Your Own Classroom Plays

Every so often I get a request from a reader to draft a play based on a specific book: The … More

Why this Play is Important to Your Students

Students will quickly connect with eight-year old Sheyann Webb. When African-Americans were being denied the right to vote, she became … More

The use of zombies for the completion of otherwise mundane household chores, not to mention recreational use, is becoming increasingly … More

Many kids begin school already knowing how to read. They haven’t had formal lessons. Their parents haven’t been trained in … More

Admit it. You’re using one of those big fat textbooks to teach reading, one of those monstrosities brought to you … More

This time last year I admitted to a high degree of frustration when it comes to standardized testing. It drives … More

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The good people of America have some misconceptions about teaching. Planning for a lesson, they believe, is as easy as … More

The Major League Baseball season is underway, which seems a trivial point in the broad scheme of academics. Yet were … More

I’m told school districts around the country are investing millions of dollars into iPads and other online devices. The idea … More