In a previous post I shared about the results of flipping Back to School Night. Today, I'm going to show you step by step how I used bl...

I realized that I was over complicating matters and making things too complex when it came to creating digital portfolios with my 9th grade ...

Before I share today's 9th grade writing lesson with you all, I have to give a big, huge, ginormous SHOUT OUT to my edifying edu-buddy C...

As I integrate technology into my classroom, I want to make sure that my students do not have their faces in a screen all the time. Also, I ...

While I couldn't be at Flipcon16 in Allen, Texas in person, I was able to converse with flipped learning pioneer Aaron Sams, Flipcon key...

Integrating geography concepts into the ELA classroom is easy to do when a story features characters undertaking a physical journey. Student...

Everyone knows the story of Goldilocks and the three bears. Goldilocks eats, sits and sleeps through the bears' house seeking what is ...

My 2nd grade daughter is a whirling dervish.  She is sharp, intelligent, but she cannot sit still. Get her excited about something and she w...

You may have noticed that it has been a while since I last blogged... since November... which coincides with the start of swim season (look ...

I am continuing to decompress from attending the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) and Conference on English Leadership (CEL) e...