In education, we always hear the phrase, “You want to have more student talk and less teacher talk.” I think a majority of teachers would
As I near the end of my thirteenth year in the middle school ELA classroom, I can say that my philosophy and teaching style has
You have decided to make the jump into using a Reading Workshop format at the middle school level to teach reading. But now, you’re
Common Core State Standard (CCSS) 7.1 of the Reading: Literature strand states, “Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support what the text says
This blog post is dedicated solely to the down and dirty of all things Reading Workshop. Teaching using Reading Workshop is NOT the easy
One truth I know about middle school students is that they LOVE to talk. Sometimes, this love of talking can hinder the classroom atmosphere. Especially
I have found in teaching that sometimes half of the ideas that you think are going to just completely flop end up being some
When I looked at my last date of blogging and saw November 28th, my eyes almost bulged out of my head. Is it possible
We are all gearing up for the beginning of the school year. Some of you reading this may have already started your school year.
I am beyond excited to announce that a product I have been working on for over four months is finally complete. It’s not only the
