Yesterday  I wrote about a field trip to the Amon Carter Museum , and how two of the experiences there have resonated with me through the ye...

Guys! I have to tell you that I love this book. (Okay, if you haven't been following along, I'll tell you -- Cris Tovani's So Wh...

I would love to write a slice today, but... There are 37 students taking their first four hour unit test tomorrow. And their second th...

As I mentioned the other day, I'm up to my eyeballs in reading! I would love some blogger help as I read Cris Tovani's So What Do...

I've learned a lot in the past six weeks, but mostly, I've (re)learned this: I believe in a reader’s right to choose. ...

After taking a little no-blogging, no-tweeting break (a girl needs some time to herself after 2 months of back to back daily blogging!), I w...

Today I heard the news for our district's new technology plan. Hold on to your hats, friends, because this one is hard to believe: ...

After reading Laura's post over at Camp Read-a-Lot, I decided to postpone my planned post on possibility (whew, say THAT 3 time...

Today I (finally) picked up a copy of Wonder  by R.J. Palacio . There's been such a buzz about it online recently that I've been...

Today I sat back and watched my class fall into reading all over again. We read the new pop-up version of The Lorax . They lov...

I'd like to begin this post with a song that's stuck in my head. "What a week, what a week, what a week, what a mighty g...

Last Thursday began like any other day. Except it didn't. Not at all. At approximately 7:45 in the morning, I opened my eyes, grabbe...

As a follow up to the lesson we did in class Monday, today I talked to my students about having a clear mind. I'd love to take credit f...

Last week I spent three days in San Francisco at the 31st Learning and the Brain Conference . I had the privilege of listening to powerful...

This year I keep hearing the same things over again: Standards have changed! The new STAAR test is more rigorous! Writing must happen acr...