Some high school teachers might cringe at the thought of using a book about a fourth-or-fifth grade boy who doesn’t want to write poetry to teach their students about poetry, but […]
Teaching
Super Sentences
Disclaimer: I’m cheating a little tonight by revisiting a piece I wrote in March of 1999. I wrote this as a reflection during a workshop, but when scanning through documents saved […]
Teaching
A Cycle of Continuous Improvement
One of the best things about being a teacher is the opportunity for continuous improvement. In other words, we get lots of do-overs. Each time we teach a lesson we […]