True confessions . . . I am a terrible organizer. TERRIBLE! I have spent 40-something years being pretty on the ball and pretty good at keeping things in my head--schedules, appointments, meetings . . . all in my mind. Something has happened! Either I am getting old (GASP) or my life has gotten more complicated! Today as I was taking status of the class I realized how ... Read the Post
Setting Reading Goals with Students
If you are like me, you LOVE to see actual photographs of classrooms, student work, anchor charts, and more. When I SEE, I remember. When I READ, I wish I had something to SEE to help me remember! That's just how my brain works.Enter Julie Ballew. Have you seen her website? I am a frequent visitor because her photos of student work, anchor charts, and more help me picture things that I have read, ... Read the Post
Reading Logs: The good, the bad, and the ugly
Tomorrow is a teacher work day for me...the end of the semester "work on report card" day that I always turn into "clear the piles and dump stuff in the recycling bin while eating copious snacks and drinking caffeinated beverages" day. Just thought I would follow up on my post the other day about how important I feel it is to take "status of the class" during independent reading. I love being ... Read the Post