Read why one teacher is marching to Washington, DC at the end of this month. Walking to School: Why I'm Marching….: “I was born and raised in Washington, DC. In the summer the humidity settles down and the sky turns a sick, pale shade of yellow.  The swam…” Read more

I love reading professional books. I especially love reading professional books that nudge and challenge those teaching ideas that become solidified (and misapplied) over time due to misunderstanding and misguided mandates. When teachers “do” whole language or “do” mentor texts, as Fletcher mentions in this podcast, a red flag should go up: “doing” is scripted… Read more

On the last day of school, I asked my students to contribute a line for a class piece on the important things about grade 2. We modelled this piece on The Important Book by Margaret Wise Brown http://amzn.to/qohItz Although I might have highlighted different important things, I took heart at the fact that several lines… Read more

Frustrated Educators Aim to Build Grassroots MovementRead this article and get energized about taking action to reclaim public education. Read more

Recently, I hosted a real time email conversation with the families of my students; only one parent participated. A second parent responded later on to say that she hadn’t been able to be present at the discussion and didn’t really have anything to contribute at the moment. A third parent had emailed me earlier saying… Read more

Take a look at this blog post by Anthony Cody about a video in honor of teachers. A bit late for Teacher Appreciation Week in the US and Education Week here in Canada but worthy of viewing and keeping in mind, nevertheless. Here's to the Teachers! Read more

In my search for the perfect blog post I realize that I have neglected my professional journal writing. You may be wondering, “isn’t blogging the new journaling”? Perhaps, but for me my professional journal is private, for my eyes alone, unless I want to share it with others. Blogging is as candid a public expression… Read more

Well, Screen Free Week is over – http://bit.ly/dUgLav – and it was a moderate success at our house. I have to say that although we weren’t screen free for the entire six days we tried really hard to stay off the screen for most of the week. Having a 3-day weekend didn’t help matters, though!… Read more

This post originally appeared in Anthony Cody’s blog, Living in Dialogue, on April 8th. President Obama: We Want for Our Children What You Want for Yours Read more

How is a great dentist like a great teacher? Here’s the partial list that I created after I visited my dentist today. They both have genuine smiles on their faces and greet you warmly. They both make the patient or student feel comfortable. Today my dentist offered me a blanket while he was performing the… Read more