Photo Credit: Non-Magic 8-Ball Originally uploaded by 60 in 3 The good news is that I managed to beat a nascent cold that my body started flirting with last weekend. I needed my health because there was lots of stuff going on this week. In addition to doing the computer prep gig, I was observed […]

I’m writing this in the early hours at a chalet in Tahoe before starting a writers retreat with Accomplished California Teachers. This will likely end up more abbreviated than I’ve managed the last few weeks. First Grade We’re finishing up short vowels, and I just need to figure out what direction to go into next. […]

This week was all about striking balance. The bad news? The classes were loud! The good news? Most of the discussions centered on the lesson. This was only a problem because their discussions led them to miss instructions, other parts of the videos they needed to see, etc. It’s all about making sure I have […]

This was a short week, I was out sick two days, but with so much going on, I felt like I needed to split up my week in the lab post.  I covered the intermediate or upper grade students in this post, Week in Lab Week Three for 2010. This one will have what happened […]

Lots of stuff happening, and a lot has been coming together is some really nice ways. No major complaints this week. First up, second graders continued work on their story telling unit (Sharing Stories in Open Court Reading). I started a VoiceThread where I asked students to share lessons learned from the fairytale we watched […]