every person is a learner and everyone is a teacher
Posted in General on Aug 11th, 2010
A vague but persistent inner voice makes me contemplative on this foggy morning, while my fingers skim the keyboard, waiting for directions from my brain. The deck table is strewn with books, my journal, and my computer; the almost-empty coffee cup waits to be refilled when two paragraphs are composed. That is the deal I have apparently […]
Posted in Curriculum and Academics, General on Apr 5th, 2010
Leveled nonfiction tradebooks that align with the National Science Education Standards and state-designed grade level expectations are not available from mainstream publishers, such as National Geographic and Millmark. Six-to-Six Interdistrict Magnet School in Bridgeport, CT has integrated carefully selected, quality leveled nonfiction readers into its science pacing guides in grades K through 5. This approach ensures reading that […]
Posted in General on Feb 16th, 2010
Our website has been dormant for quite a long time, while life has taken Carmen and Ann in new directions. Happily, Carmen’s husband Peter has kept TAL in a safe, nurturing location, waiting for the day when our lives once again create time and opportunity for discussion. As I write this, wintery weather swirls about […]
Posted in General on Feb 29th, 2008
A very bright high school freshman shared the following opinion with me a few months ago:
“Schools are confining destiny. I have been taught well by many teachers and horribly by others. I disliked school the fifth week into high school because of the boring same old routines. Classes are hard and believe me, it is not […]
Posted in General, Technology in Education on Feb 3rd, 2008
Are you ready to Wiki? It took a deep breath and a challenge from a student to push me into the Wiki World. But like so many other “things that seemed hard”, once explored, Wikis have become a new fascination for me. I offer this as a “work in progress” , to prove that making the […]
