Pizza for reading, tickets for good behavior, points for participation, stickers for homework completion, marbles in a jar for teamwork,...

As an English and speech teacher for mostly sophomores, I found myself frustrated when students seemed to be just going through the motions,...

When complex social issues are discussed in our classrooms, we often default to a “both sides” framing. However, this approach can leave our...

Most educators define literacy as the ability to read and write. And it is true, to be literate we need to know how to read and write. But is this...

Working with English/Language Arts teachers on developing highly engaging and intentional inquiry units of study, one of the concerns I...

Growing up I didn’t often consider if what I was learning would be useful or applicable to me in life outside of school. In fact, I didn’t think a...