January 29, 2024 1 Using Conferences to Improve Students’ Self-Assessment Skills I’m teaching an 11th grade writing class and my students are finishing up a unit on memoirs. I’m [...]
March 3, 2018 2 Using Student Mentor Texts In Writing Workshop For the past six weeks, in my Language Arts class, I’ve been experimenting with what I call [...]
September 30, 2015 1 Creating a Positive Learning Community In an ideal world, schools would be a place where students feel curious and engaged. They would be busy [...]
July 5, 2015 0 Students Reflect on the Year This year we had our five-year follow-up visit from NEASC (New England Association of Schools and Colleges) [...]
September 1, 2014 0 Using Student Feedback to Improve Your Teaching My colleagues and I constantly study, research, and question education. We love to discuss the latest [...]