Dear Fellow Teachers, Let's roll up our sleeves, take some risks and be proud of the outcomes! It's February and by now you have a good idea where you want to focus your attention. Maybe you've been observed by a colleague or administrator and you have some actual feedback to guide you (yes!!) or maybe you've known for months and have ... read more
K-2 Centers
Dear Teachers, Thank you for attending today's work session on using centers in the primary classroom! Here are the links and documents I promised you. I hope you find them helpful. My favorite website for literacy centers is the Florida Center for Reading Research. It is amazing because the skills are organized by grade level and ... read more
Are we asking too much? Who’s getting Shortchanged?
What would parents think if they knew? I find that the majority of first year teachers I support teach in multi-age, self-contained special education classrooms. Many of the challenges they face are unique to this setting and predictable to administrators and veteran teachers in the school. Many of these challenges are also driving ... read more
Teachers on the front lines
Good Morning & Happy Halloween! If you're reading this, you have power somewhere... and that's great news for you and your students. They are so lucky to have you today. I want to share a quick thought with you before your day goes into overdrive and you are lost in the responsibilities and assessments and deadlines of the noble ... read more
Station Teaching
Lately, many of the teachers I support have been expressing a desire to take risks with new and different teaching strategies. One strategy many teachers are investigating is station teaching. Over the next two weeks I will attempt to respond to their needs as best I can through group work sessions, classroom observations and ... read more
Why Beginning Teachers need Leadership Skills
One of the most recurring topics of conversation within the groups of beginning teachers I support is teacher assistants. Some of the most common concerns I hear include: "I don't know what to give Mrs. T. to do. She is always ready for the next job and I can't keep up." "She doesn't think I should do it this way... Do you think ... read more
My Territories
I was first introduced to the idea of a writer's notebook by my tenth grade English teacher, Mrs. Catamaro. I loved that notebook! My notebook helped me see who I was as a writer, and focus on the writer I wanted to become. It met my needs as a learner the way nothing before had. I was impulsive and unfocused, and in my writer's notebook ... read more
Welcome!
I am an educator, a dancer, an over-thinker, a dog lover, a writer and a pasta addict. This blog will be dedicated to education... mostly. Since I became involved in my school district's initiatives around topics like co-teaching and standards based reporting, my wheels have been in a constant state of motion. Over the last five or six ... read more
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