Throughout the ten years that I worked as a classroom teacher, I remember spending hours upon hours (upon hours) each summer working to develop units and "bare bones" lesson outlines that would give me some sense of what my school year would look like. I would devour professional books and educational web sites--there were few teacher blogs… Continue reading Teaching the Who, not the What
Month: August 2014
‘Mr. Terupt’ = Good Teaching?
Even if you haven't read Rob Buryea's debut novel Because of Mr. Terupt, you are likely familiar with its plot: Mr. Terupt, a fifth grade teacher, is such a phenomenal educator that he manages to bring his students together both as a community of learners and as a family, even as an unforeseen tragedy threatens… Continue reading ‘Mr. Terupt’ = Good Teaching?
My So-Called Literacy Life 