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Classroom Shark Tank: Preparing Students for College
In the summer of 2014, I traveled with other North Carolinia teachers to Germany with the UNC Center for International Understanding. We were there to study their education and youth training programs, as well as renewable and sustainable energy ( Read more... ) -
Knowing Kwame
Knowing KwameIt was 2006 and the students of Stafford Middle School filled the auditorium, waiting in hushed anticipation for our writer-in-residence to appear. The doors burst open and a booming voice filled the space. A man, seemingly larger than life, bounded toward the stage, exploding a poem. The students were transfixed - and so was I. Kwame ( Read more... ) -
"TESTING, TESTING, ONE-TWO-THREE"
Below is a copy of the poem I read at Open Mic Night at school. My students hooted and hollered all the way through.
(I used the names of some of my students who had signed up to attend the event.)
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Biking Germans
On our recent educational trip to Germany (with the Center for International Understanding), I loved seeing how so many residents used bicycles as a means of transportation.
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Summer Reading for Teachers
Summer Reading for Teachers:
Summer is when we teachers recharge, research, and plan. Not only do I read for pleasure by catching up on new middle grades and YA books, I also read to learn. When the school year begins in the fall, I will have finished a number of education-related texts, as well as worked on K-12 Curriculum Mapping and Common Core ( Read more... ) -
Germany Trip
WOW! My educational Germany trip is just DAYS away! Here's the itinerary:
Berlin, Stuttgart, Freiburg, St. Peter, and Munich
Thanks to the UNC Center for Understanding, North Carolina teachers have chance to learn about technology, sustainability, and education! (And see castles.) #globalteachers
Watch for updates!
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In Honor of John
The world became a lot less funny this week.
My cousin John lost his hard-fought battle against cancer and died in a Hospice facility in Charleston, WV.
He was one of the most hilarious people I knew and could turn a simple story into one that would make you do one of those laughs where you accidentally honk like a goose or snort like an old mule.
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New Kid in Town
With my father in the Air Force when I was growing up, I attended many different schools. Two kindergartens, two second grades, two thirds….you get the idea. So I know a little about trying to fit in, figuring out “the rules”, and finding friends.
Tomorrow I have another first. After twelve years at Stafford Middle School in Plattsburgh, NY, I ( Read more... ) -
Brazil and Its People
Another blog post about Brazil and its people:
http://bit.ly/LPwm8k
