In the classroom

Gosh, it's been weeks since I blogged. So much for a second round of #28daysofwriting. I've spent much of the last 4 1/2 weeks in be...

Toward the end of last year I was exceptionally lucky to have our Deputy Principal/Literacy Guru Miss Sally ( @sslattery22 ) come into our l...

Plagiarism. P.L.A.G.I.A.R.I.S.M.  It sounds so grubby doesn't it?  I know my thinking is a product of years of tertiary study, but surel...

I wonder if wandering through antique or collectibles shops is a fascination you're able to develop with age? It seems to me that people...

Do you use a writer's notebook?  I'll be honest, I don't.  Yet.   Today, a colleague ( Melissa Thiele ) and I were lucky enough ...

In the words of a dear friend: " I do, very much, love my job. You are challenged, inspired, frustrated, intrigued, entertained, flus...

Today I had the privilege of accompanying 18 of our senior students to a GRIP Leadership Conference .  These 18 students represent our thre...

A few days ago I wrote about labels  and the inevitable 'othering' that comes with the act of labelling people.  Now I want to talk ...

I don't know about you but if I hear practise makes perfect  one more time I may just scream.  Let's be clear about this: practice m...

I spent the weekend in bed. Not in the lovely "laze around in my PJs because it's the weekend and I can" kind of way, but in t...

One of my favourite children's authors is Margaret Wild.  I'm sure I've mentioned her before. In fact, I know I have at least ...

I've been following Pernille Ripp on Twitter ( @pernilleripp ) for a while now and her blog is one of my must reads. Her Global Read Alo...

One of my professional development goals this year is to establish and maintain better communication and relationships between school and ho...

Once upon a time (today), in a classroom far far away (at my school), there was a teacher (me) who one stinking hot afternoon (today still) ...

I have precisely 28 minutes until my ride to book club will be here. I love my book club. Admittedly it's all about the books but that...

Today I heard something that made my heart sing. I had asked the kiddos to get out their writing books because we were going to do a quick w...

We hired a pile of DVDs this weekend - with the intention of kicking back and relaxing in quasi-Valentines Day style. One of the picks was ...

Our library borrowing time is Friday right after lunch. I'm pretty transparent in my reasons: we're all tired by the end of the week...