If you were to ask your children what their favorite part of the school year is, I bet they’d say summer. And why wouldn’t they? To them, it’s a time to sleep in, catch up on TV and movies, hang out with friends, and send even more text messages. It’s two months of freedom from … Continue reading Summer Smackdown! How to Kick Summer Gap to the Curb
Did you love school when you were a kid? If you did then chances are you had at least one favorite teacher whose memory makes you smile every time you recall that special class. No doubt mine was Johnnie Williams. Mrs. Williams was my homeroom teacher for three years in junior high. (In those days … Continue reading Teacher Appreciation Week: May 2-8, 2010
We are a nation going Green. There are ads for all kinds of products and services, all touting ways to take better care of our planet. Everywhere we look, there are new ways to reduce, reuse, and repurpose products. My favorite going Green ad is for Goodwill. Who would have thought it was Green to … Continue reading How Green is your classroom?
Recently I got a terrific manuscript submission. It was timely, practical, standards-based, and really well-written. It was definitely a manuscript I wanted to pursue in terms of publishing. Only one major problem with it–what would it be called? The author had not given it a title. When I called and spoke with her about the … Continue reading Book Titles