My math classroom is quite the collection of students this year! I have 24 sixth graders of all ability levels. We have a demanding curr...

As a young child I visited a summer camp high in the Laurel Mountains of western Pennsylvania. In a sunny glade there was a small log cabin,...

Last week I wasn't sure about teaching sonnets with sixth graders, but now I can tell you: sonnets are awesome! Okay, our discussion o...

   I'm teaching a sonnet next week, and I'm not sure how I feel about it.    Growing up I read my mother's literature antholog...

    This year, my students have been writing text-dependent analysis essays every other week as part of the Wonders program. It's been i...

     Most of the popular teaching techniques for teaching of writing are predicated on delightful optimism and rose-colored glasses. Don...

 I like to look at "homework" as an ongoing set of reading activities that students can do either in or out of school. Some studen...