At the beginning of the school year, a teacher expressed to me that she had heard a very inspirational song and would love to have her class do something with it. Maybe, it could be used in a slideshow or some kind of presentation at a school assembly? And as we all know, school gets […]

I have been thinking a lot about student blogging recently. And by thinking, I really mean reading what others are saying about it. Here are some blog posts that I hope will inspire you to continue or even start blogging with your students: Pernille Ripp‘s Ideas for Integrating a Student Blog in Your Curriculum & […]

Many teachers, students and parents are not thrilled with reading logs. Why? Paper reading logs are flat. On the norm, they only show a list of book titles. Therefore, there is not a lot of investment. Students (often with the prodding of parents) fill out these sheets to fulfill an obligation. At the end of […]