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Top 10 Posts of 2012
The year 2012 marks the end of another chapter in my expat life. I say good-bye to Hong Kong and relocate to Australia. You can look forward to hearing about the wonderful ideas I get from Australian… more →
Top 10 Posts of 2012
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wrote 4 months ago: The year 2012 marks the end of another chapter in my expat life. I say good-bye to Hong Kong and rel … more →
Math Problem Solving Series #1: Classroom Procedures
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wrote 6 months ago: If you are like most elementary and upper elementary teachers, you are a generalist. You didn’ … more →
How to Help Students Develop Passion for Writing
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wrote 10 months ago: In an earlier post, I included a video that can be used to introduce students to a Writer’s No … more →
Teaching Oral Reading Fluency to Older Students
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wrote 10 months ago: My father taught me to read with fluency and expression. He didn’t know he was doing it. Every … more →
Classroom Management Essentials [Podcast]
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wrote 10 months ago: A few times each year, I have the pleasure of visiting my colleagues’ classrooms. As my divisi … more →
Blogiversary: Giving Back
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wrote 11 months ago: Mom and her twin sister (Mom is the one on the left) June 16th was my first blogiversary. I started … more →
Memorial Day Overseas
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wrote 12 months ago: As I see the Memorial Day resources displayed on blog feeds and Twitter posts, I begin thinking abou … more →
Stories Told to Expats
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wrote 1 year ago: From: http://bit.ly/KeqXe8 A good portion of expats, myself included, live in a bubble. We work with … more →
Math Stories, Part 1: Fractionland
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wrote 1 year ago: Illustration done using kerpoof.com I love teaching math. I get excited about turning 11-year-old ma … more →
Teaching Overseas: Third Culture Kids
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wrote 1 year ago: I often get questions about what it is like to live overseas. I’m never sure how to begin my a … more →
Top 10 Lessons Learned the First Year Overseas
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wrote 1 year ago: From http://www.flickr.com/photos/caribb/513722492/ A few weeks ago, International School Services t … more →
If You Give a Gen-Y a Computer...
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wrote 1 year ago: From http://www.flickr.com/photos/yourdon/3405811164/ This past week, I was able to participate in t … more →
Differentiation for Gifted Students
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wrote 1 year ago: I catch the tail end of twitter chats. Because I live in Asia, educational twitter chats tend to hap … more →
Student Reflection and Parent Communication: One Tool
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wrote 1 year ago: You spend your weekend grading papers. You write specific, constructive comments on student work. Mo … more →
Overcoming "I-Don't-Know-What-To-Write-About"
wrote 1 year ago: I’ve written my first ever guest post. It is featured on Teachercast. The post gives suggestio … more →
Confessions of a Social Media Introvert
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wrote 1 year ago: From http://www.rudecactus.com/archives/001924.html I’ve been blogging and tweeting for six mo … more →
Reflections on 2011
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wrote 1 year ago: One of the best things I did in 2011 was begin blogging. But I still feel new to the blogosphere. As … more →
An Alternative to Student Gifts
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wrote 1 year ago: From http://www.ember-hk.org/Who-ourstory.html I was surprised to see that Alabama set policy agains … more →
International Students Go to Camp: The Importance of Play
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wrote 1 year ago: Image from http://www.wmunc.org/CampMundoVista/SummerCamp/Overview/tabid/5948/language/en-US/Default … more →
