Sometimes when we adopt new ideas in education, it takes a while during the implementation stage to figure out where the balance is. ...

Today I had to really think about why we integrate technology so well into our program at our school as  I had a visitor who came to...

In the olden days, determining the report card grade was easy.  A teacher’s mark book had a collection of grades which were added...

Have you ever been to an all day workshop where you sat in the same spot all day long?  When I have those kinds of days I feel tired and...

Sometimes I go to a workshop and the presenter hands out a piece of paper and then tells you to find a partner (or a group of 3) to...

Last week I wrote about effective feedback and the different ways students might get feedback during the learning process.  This feedback...

A teacher said, “I just keep thinking that feedback is always me talking to the students about their work.”  As teachers, when we hear...

Believe it or not, grade one teachers do teach students when to use periods and capitals.  So do grade two teachers, grade three...

Here are just a few things that I have seen lately that use drama or movement to help kids understand tricky concepts.  Students like to...

I must admit that I don’t love rubrics.  They take a long time to write and sometimes it is hard to know what they actually say, even...