Reflecting in Words and Sketches
Over the past few years, I’ve been implementing reflection journals. Â It started as a lined notebook where students took a moment at the end of each day to reflect on the day. Â We created covers for these journals during a Studio Day in order to make them...
Digging Deep with Drama
The Wax Museum project has become quite the tradition and expectation in our fourth grade. Â For over twelve years, the fourth graders at Cashman Elementary School have been researching about a famous person who has made an impact on society, creating a poster to...
How Studio Day Saved My School Year
It’s so easy to get sucked into the pressures of teaching: testing, curriculum writing, meetings, assessments, keeping up with lessons, tracking data, the list goes on. I started my school year with a feeling of hope. We were to work with our new Common Core. It was...
Make Time for Creativity
The topic of creativity is in the air. Last night’s #ntchat was about one of my favorite topics: “Creativity in the Classroom.” There was a lot of great discussion among teachers! You should visit the #ntchat wiki and read through the archive of...Log In Here
Teacher Retreats!
