Make it in the Middle

New England is full of snow. I mean FULL of snow right now. Today is my 4th snow day in 2 weeks, and I've had a lot of unexpected down t...

One of the most noticeable aspects of teaching middle school students, and one of the most frequent gripes of middle school teachers is that...

On Friday afternoon, I took the opportunity to do something I haven't done in a really, really, really long time.  I watched a teacher t...

This morning, after a night of decorating my Christmas tree and getting ready for a holiday celebration with friends, I found myself thinkin...

Web literacy has quickly become just as important as any other type of literacy we focus on in education.  It is, simply put, a "must t...

The holidays are around the corner, and in 7th grade, that means we begin reading one of my favorite novels to teach:  A Christmas Carol.   ...

Sometimes, the task of differentiating instruction can be daunting.  It can be even more daunting when you are a teacher of literacy, and yo...