“The Choice is Yours” by Black Sheep. I used to love this song, and still do. My favorite part of the song was/is the following: Engine, Engine, Number 9 On the New York transit line If my train goes off the track Pick it up! Pick it up! Pick it up! It’s Easter time, a […]
In the beginning, God created the reading and writing workshop. Now reading and writing workshop was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the student desks, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the classroom. And God said, “Let there be conferring notes,” and there were conferring notes. About a week later, […]
iPads vs. Chromebooks? I believe each have their own merits in advancing student learning. Our district decided to go full throttle with Google Apps. I’m fortunate enough to have each student equipped with a Chromebook this year. As such, I find myself using Google Forms ALL the time. This has immensely helped in my ongoing assessment of student […]
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Why document student conferences? To be honest, sometimes I just don’t feel like doing it. Sometimes I don’t feel like working out either, but I do it because I know it holds value. Value. Perhaps that’s part of the problem. Maybe some teachers just don’t see the value of conferring notes. I think teachers who feel this […]
Why document student conferences? To be honest, sometimes I just don’t feel like doing it. Sometimes I don’t feel like working out either, but I do it because I know it holds value. Value. Perhaps that’s part of the problem. Maybe some teachers just don’t see the value of conferring notes. I think teachers who feel this […]
Bad days. We’ve all had them. It’s during these days that a kind gesture of the smallest kind can encourage us to press on, or perhaps change the entire course of our day. I recently received the following email from a parent in response to a conferring note. Here’s how it happened: Google Apps […]
