What’s happening in your schools or libraries for banned books week? I kicked it off early by reading some of … More Banned Books Week →

In lieu of a long explanation of my absence from my blog and Twitter, I offer you this poem I … More The Fog-Or Where I’ve Been for Two Years →

This post is week 4 of 8 in the 8 Weeks of Summer Blog Challenge for educators. The prompt for … More 8 Weeks of Summer Post 4: Any Conditions are Ideal for my Learning (But Not for my Students) →

This post is week 3 of 8 in the 8 Weeks of Summer Blog Challenge for educators. This week’s prompt … More 8 Weeks of Summer Post 3: Leading and Learning →

This post is week 2 of 8 in the 8 Weeks of Summer Blog Challenge for educators. The prompt for … More 8 Weeks of Summer Week 2: Pondering my Professional Past →

Learning a new curriculum is always a challenge for any teacher, and it’s one that most of us deal with … More Taking a Stand to Wrap Up the School Year →

At first glance, this particular post may not seem to fit in with the what I normally write, but give … More A Game of Thrones Just Might Be Why I’m an English Teacher →