Work Hard, Be Courageous, Celebrate Growth

Another year with a single word by my side.  I still am amazed at how "one-little-word" can have such a positive, dynamic impact o...

Our Classroom Poster of the 8 Mathematical Practices! Last spring I had the chance to gain a different perspective of our classroom, see...

Last night I had a deep discussion with my husband, who does not work in education, about the Common Core State Standards. He was asking a...

With ROBOTS as our theme this year, we decided to name our standards-based grading scale in alignment with our theme! Moving beyond the...

Our building blocks to success have replaced our traditional "rules."  Our focus is now directed to acting responsible as ...

Poster found here . Ann and I start the school year now from a completely different perspective:  We are facilitators in a student-ce...

Celina, as usual, inspired me to jump on the blog and reflect on what I have read so far this summer. So far my Kindle has been my go to res...

Can be purchased here Summer brings about many things for me, one in particular being a summer reading list.  I have been an avid rea...

Image found here . The summer break has brought rain in abundance.  The smell in the air is wonderful and very much welcomed.  It brings...

It is shocking and amazing to realize that we are well into April. The longer days, warmer weather and upcoming testing remind us that...