November 30, 2014 2 B is Not an A Guest blogger Laura Sanchez has a PhD in Neuroscience and Education, specializing in reading [...]
November 24, 2014 0 Revolution I just finished reading Deborah Wiles’ captivating historical fiction novel, Revolution, and it is [...]
November 18, 2014 3 Experimenting with the Flipped Classroom Flipped classroom ideas are everywhere on the internet lately and they make so much sense. [...]
November 7, 2014 0 Character Dress Up Day and the Culture of Reading Teachers greeting students Every year, near the end of October, we harness the creative fun of Halloween [...]
October 22, 2014 2 How We Teach Writing At The Community for Learning, we teach writing through a writing workshop model (see the work of Nancie [...]
October 14, 2014 12 How We Teach Reading Several parents have asked me to write about the philosophy we use at TCFL to teach reading. Parents can see [...]
September 14, 2014 2 Improving Class Discussions Class discussions are the heart and soul of good teaching. When students discuss ideas, they learn from each [...]
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 [...]
August 18, 2014 0 The Trials and Tribulations of Technology There are certain topics that seem to cause hot debate among teachers – some standing to the far right [...]
August 17, 2014 2 Giving up Control 7th Grade reading club This summer I had a huge “aha” moment about teaching. I’ve always [...]