The scene: Students have been issued a device off a cart, but they are very busy prepping physical props for their work that they are about to digitize. Materials are everywhere. Floor space is at a premium with students hustling and bustling to gather and refine their plans. Sometimes you are in spaces where there […]

A common protocol in many elementary classrooms is “Ask 3, then me.” I’ve used this procedure from my early days of teaching. I quickly discovered as a first year teacher that there would be a line of students constantly around me seeking my answer to routine questions. By having students go to classmates for help, […]

I subscribe to a parenting website and receive weekly email alerts about developmental milestones and topics relevant to my child’s age. Recently, I read a post: Your 3 3/4-year-old: Computer Ready? Perhaps, it’s my profession, or better yet, maybe, it’s my experiences and the topics presented during #ETMOOC that had me scratching my head and […]

I am a Responsive Classroom teacher. Sometimes that gets the reputation of being “touchy-feely”. However, anyone who knows me would not describe me or my teaching that way. I have high expectations for student behavior and work that coincides with one of  the core principles of RC: the social curriculum is as important as the […]