Being Challenged by Challenging Texts
What are your students reading? What texts form the basis of your students’ study in your classroom? Are you selecting …
Taking Time in the Summer to Renew and Grow
As the school year winds down, it’s time to think and plan for the summer. Some of these plans may …
The Week After Teacher Appreciation Week
I’m not knocking it—we had a whole week when everyone in the country honored teachers. But that was last week. …
The End of School Movie
Out here in Central Illinois, many schools will be ending their 2017-18 terms in two weeks. There will be final …
Support Literacy Learners This Summer and All Year Long
Research tells us that children and teens who don’t read and write outside of school, especially during long breaks such …
Teachers Know
You, just as three recent Teachers of the Year describe, have much education and training to prepare you for the …
Celebrate Teachers – This Week and Year Round!
This week brings is Teacher Appreciation Week! Since 1984, the National PTA has designated time each May for communities nationwide …
It’s Time for Teacher Appreciation Week!
This week in the United States is Teacher Appreciation Week, a time set aside each year to honor the hard …
What Happened in Your State This April?
During April, fourteen policy analysts published reports about what occurred in California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, …
And On With the Show…or Not
Performance occupies a space somewhere between literature, film, visual art, and music. It is like the physical manifestation of a …