I’ve been reading more than I’ve been typing lately, but as I read an endless sea of blog posts and articles about the need for a future of 1-to-1 computing and ubiquitous technology, I ca… more →
The Elementary EducatorRoo wrote 3 months ago: Fly Guy (K-1, DRA 13-14) Diary of a Wimpy Kid Captain Underpants (DRA level 34-38) Tales of a Fourth … more →
Roo wrote 3 months ago: This is a magazine which I love to read to Frank. When I taught third grade we bought sets of 6 … more →
Roo wrote 3 months ago: The other night I was up late and so I started to read Guided writing : practical lessons, powerf … more →
jerrie hurd wrote 3 months ago: My younger son, now the father of two daughters, just booked his room for this year’s Comic-C … more →
Kari wrote 4 months ago: [Block to Writer's Block : Cleo] Soundtrack of the Day : Ready For Anything – Kit Hain Everyth … more →
Lee wrote 4 months ago: Jean Thompson stood in front of her fifth-grade class on the very first day of school in the fall an … more →
mpullen wrote 4 months ago: Great front-page story in today’s Grand Rapids Press: Forget PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Wii, t … more →
dearJ wrote 4 months ago: Dear J- Every day after work it’s all I can think of, everything I’ve done — meani … more →
mpullen wrote 4 months ago: I hereby propose that we stop referring to what students do in our classrooms as ‘work.’ Words are … more →
Abbie wrote 4 months ago: If you know 4th, 5th, 6th or 12th grade students, teachers or parents at a Philadelphia public, paro … more →
worddreams wrote 4 days ago: It’s a simple mix of confidence and knowledge. You know that quote–10% knowledge, 90% sw … more →
Roo wrote 4 days ago: In my class I always had the kids write their own goals for learning and behavior. I did this for … more →
worddreams wrote 4 days ago: Two places to find freebies that cover the stuff I’m teaching here (technology for K-8): the … more →
worddreams wrote 6 days ago: My first post on this topic is actually more difficult. I started with it because it is more useful … more →
worddreams wrote 1 week ago: Start with a card. These are easy enough for a first grader and everyone loves them. By fifth grade, … more →
worddreams wrote 1 week ago: Awkward, but worth it How? Keyboard shortcuts. Make a list of them. Put them by the computer. It won … more →
worddreams wrote 1 week ago: Lots of my parents have trouble getting their children to read. If that’s you, check this out: … more →
¿W? wrote 1 week ago: A teacher in Maine yesterday did something both cute and mind-blowingly dumb. He married his fourth- … more →
worddreams wrote 1 week ago: It’s all in the sophistication. Second graders do less and not quite as well. Fifth graders do … more →