Articles by Carla

Recently on a Twitter chat, some teachers raised the question of reading aloud to students, mentioning that [...]

September 2, 2018 0

Every time we make a change in the classroom, there are unexpected repercussions. Some positive, some more [...]

August 28, 2018 0

Creating a strong sense of community is essential in education. It’s clear that students who feel safe and [...]

July 16, 2018 6

Photo by Zahid Hasan Joy on Unsplash A couple of weeks ago, a friend posted a picture of a family sleeping on [...]

June 3, 2018 2

When we say we want our students to become “lifelong learners,” we’re not simply talking about [...]

May 11, 2018 4

About a month ago, I read Andrew Bernett’s blog post How to Create a Gradeless Math Classroom in a School [...]

April 14, 2018 6

After introducing students to life skills (skills like critical thinking, communication, leadership, and time [...]

April 6, 2018 4

Last year at The Community for Learning, we realized that our increasing focus on life skills (skills like [...]

March 3, 2018 2

For the past six weeks, in my Language Arts class, I’ve been experimenting with what I call “flipped [...]

February 3, 2018 17

I love teaching writing, and I think one of the most important things educators can do is give strong [...]

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