I am blessed to work in a school filled with many cultures. One day, I was teaching about solid shapes and pulled up a picture of the Egyptian Pyramids. We took a minute to discuss the flat shape of the triangle we could see on the face, but we knew

The debate continues, throughout my own team and the majority of Kindergarten teachers, on what writing in Kindergarten classrooms should actually look like. This is overwhelming! With as much teaching that is expected of Kindergarten teachers, for instance, teach them to read, write, fundamentals of math, social-emotional skills, how to

I love that the beginning of each day of our OWP four week course, we began as writers. We took an idea and wrote for an hour. It was amazing and inspiring. I began to wonder how my voice as a writer had started and even better, where it could

Take continue my growth as a teacher, a professional, and a writer, I'm compiling a list of books to read. Here's what I have so far: Educational Point-less: An English Teacher's Guide to More Meaningful Grading by Sarah M. Zerwin All I Really Need

Nearing the end of my OWP experience, I decided to join a Zoom call with Jason Palmeri. He was doing a revisions workshop and I thought it would be nice to participate, since I was finishing a few revisions of my own work. He had offered insight on a few

So, you're classroom is all set and you're ready to revolutionize writing! But is that enough? Yes, it's important to build a community of strong writers in your classroom, but what about when they move on to the next grade or the next teacher?