Digging Deep with Drama
The Wax Museum project has become quite the tradition and expectation in our fourth grade. 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...
Studio Days – So Important to Our Learning!
There’s so much to learn from being creative. That’s the backbone idea behind Studio Days. When you provide an opportunity for students to experience a Studio Day, they are given a chance to create something original from start to finish in a safe,...Log In Here
Teacher Retreats!
