
Short Attention Span Grammar
Long ago, I dropped traditional grammar instruction for my high school classes in favor of quick hits and individualized feedback.

Long ago, I dropped traditional grammar instruction for my high school classes in favor of quick hits and individualized feedback.

Received on Instagram this week: Whether you call it Masterpiece Monday, Tuesday Muse Day, Works of Wonder Wednesday, Thinker Thursday,

How do you help teens settle in after the chaos of passing period? How do you build enthusiasm for learning

Literary analysis is tough. • “Explain how the author uses setting to establish the mood of this short story.”• “Determine

I know it’s only July, and I also know you’re probably already thinking about the fall. Today, let’s talk about

Now that the custodians are done waxing the floors, we can get down to the business of setting up our

As I’ve mentioned before, last year’s classes devoured my three sets of Brain Teasers during our Quarter Trio competitions, so
I used to hate poetry. Seriously. For the first decade of my career, I pretty much ignored it. Too much

This past summer, I decided to add more playfulness to my classroom routine (read more about Quarter Trios here) and
Oh, Target, why must you so gleefully bring the end-of-summertime sadness? It’s still July for crying out loud and school’s