Previously, I shared a blog on 10 ways to make inquiry work in the ELA classroom where I reflected on my frustrations as a 10th-grade...

With spring semester in full swing, now is a great time for a reading refresh! Here are four strategies that can be used in the library...

I was sitting in my doctoral quantitative research class feeling overwhelmed and frankly, stupid. I didn’t understand numbers. I was an...

The makerspace movement in K-12 schools emerged from the early 2000s DIY culture, which celebrated hands-on exploration and innovation....

Leadership teams wanting to bring about any kind of change in schools right now may be (understandably) met with resistance from the...

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

I am a recovered Type A secondary English teacher. I used to pride myself on not wasting a single minute of class time. I had a neat...

It’s that time again when we will be saying goodbye to this year’s students. Whether they are moving on to a new grade, new school, or...

Creating a culture of literacy in the school isn’t just about raising reading scores. Instead, when a community comes together to celebrate...

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...