I have been have an interesting Twitter conversation with a fifth grade teacher embarking on her sixth year of teaching. The conversation has been on the topic of punishments, specifically taking away recess for ‘infringements’ such as not having parents sign notes, forgetting homework, behavior. Five minutes. Five minutes. Five minutes. A culture of subtraction … Continue reading »
I am seeing A LOT on my Twitter feed about reading. With schools out for summer or finishing up their last few days or weeks, teachers are tweeting like crazy about ways to avoid the Summer Slide (not the one at the pool). Here are some resources I have come across to do with reading … Continue reading »
How often do you think about vowels? Probably not often! In a post titled “Vowels: A cinematic homage to the beauty of language and life”, Brainpickings shares this video from film maker and visual storyteller, Temujin Doran. The film is a beautiful collection of images, narrated by Temujin with singular words: “floor, door, small, tall, … Continue reading »
