An uncommon journey into the field of Education. When do you take a stand? May 26, 2014. Letting the Superintendent know my opinion? When do teachers take a stand, or do they? Soon we will be hearing a lot about our state taking a stand. I cannot help but wonder if the cart is being put before the horse again where perhaps a combination of quality professional development for teachers and more social support systems in communities needs to happen to boost student performance before teachers have to prove.

I got it in my head long ago that fluency would increase if teachers would lower the reading level of the assigned texts. Math Talks and other Literacy Connections. Math Talks and other Literacy Connections.

Learning to be the teacher I hope to be. Here I am blogging again! After months away, it feels both foreign and familiar to be back here. It feels like it has been much longer, and also just like yesterday. How does all of this make. Not only in whole class interactions, but also when working individually with students. I wrote about the importance of creating an authentic context for learning.

Cohort Blogs, My Blog. Small stirrings of questions that began in the classroom extended into further wonder.

Time to Write that Reflection. Is there a way I could have kept the students on track more effectively? Hmmm, that could be good to add to my paper. This is just life! My favorite blog that demonstrates my process as a reflective teacher is called.

A chronicle of my adventures in education. Yes, I spelled my title correctly. This quarter I continued my habit of critiquing elements of education technology, in one instance eliciting some thoughtful conversation. I took what I think is my first ever opportunity to post actual student work. In which I contended that number sense should be the true goal of .