Teach Children Well

Photo Credit Many advise against blogging. Why tell your story? They ask. Putting yourself out there creates disruption and invites crit...

As we plan for essential skill instruction and practice for the new school year, reading continues to take center stage at the elementar...

All writers want to "breathe life into words" and Ralph Fletcher provides insight into that process in his book, Live Writing, B...

Ralph Fletcher outlined the Writer's Notebook effort recently at The Wayland Literacy Institute.  Now, I'm reading his book, Ralph...

Ralph Fletcher gave amazing presentations at last week's Wayland Literacy Institute.  On the first day, he reminded us of many valuable ...

The Wayland Literacy Institute, Wayland, MA I appreciate the efforts of so many leaders and educators who made this year's Wayland L...

Student's Paper-Cut Design Created to Inspire Story Writing  At the  The Wayland Literacy Institute   I presented my thoughts, exper...

The end of the year is a time to celebrate and assess. We celebrate a wonderful year of friendship, learning, and growth. We assess what...

When I read George Couros's  post this morning, and then read about a number of new Chrome apps, I was reminded once again that the wor...

In so many way edcamp Boston was extraordinary. First, how often do a number of individuals volunteer countless hours in an effort to br...

Again and again I prioritize.  Why? I prioritize because there is unlimited potential in education today, but time and energy are limited....

Edcamp Boston is right around the corner. I'm really looking forward to this event as it is a chance to connect with many dedicated educ...

It's vacation week in Massachusetts. Essentially, for me, it has been a catch-up week of personal matters and school thought--a needed r...

I'm taking a few minutes to observe literacy studio in action.  Students are relaxed and sitting around the room engaged in a number of ...

The Wayland Public Schools community invites all k-12 teachers interested in sharing and developing literacy strategy and knowledge to the...

I was recently involved in a discussion about the definition of digital literacy for elementary school students?  What should students know?...

A recent post  by Johnny Bevacqua on Connected Principals  reminds me of the importance of digital literacy.  We must give students guidance...

While tech is everywhere, the debate about how and when to use technology with young children continues. I wish that all the time I spend de...

Now that we're nearing the first day of school, I'm thinking about the structure of our ninety-minute Multimedia Literacy Studio ....

Our Social Media Protocols In years past, I've given digital citizenship cursory attention. I've told students, "Consider w...