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. […]

My week was broken up a bit by a short stint in the jury pool for my county. I was not selected, so I only missed a day. In addition to my prep duties, I also cover a class for the first half hour of the day while teachers meet in grade-levels to do what’s […]

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 […]