I'm a book collector. Each time that I head into a book store, I cannot help purchasing something. The bookshelf in our bedroom is full of books about any number of topics: fiction, non-fiction, old picture books, and notebooks of... Continue Reading →
Today's slice comes from the book, The Brave Question Payoff, by Dr. Alan Zimmerman. I had the opportunity to see Dr. Zimmerman speak during a January PD day, and if you have the chance, find a way to see him. You... Continue Reading →
This morning, as I got to school early, and did a quick look through my Facebook feed and came across this gem from a former student: Three Lessons from the Happiest Girl in the World For a little background, the... Continue Reading →
No, it's not my birthday, and no, going into 45, probably not going to be real celebratory either! 🙂 But, this is what I want for my birthday: Biolite CampStove This genius product creates electricity through the burning of small... Continue Reading →
When our slicing gets done, this is where my "Friday Thoughts" would go. I did that last week and the title got a bit long! 🙂 Well, after 10 days straight of blogging, I hit a "blah" wall of watching... Continue Reading →
Made ya look!! Sometimes, a title makes the blog doesn't? 🙂 Ok, this is a conversation that we've had a number of times here at our school. We are a rural school, not much access to conferences or outside PD because... Continue Reading →
Growing up, I was this odd combination of a fine arts geek in a jock's body. I played football for two years, basketball for two years, ran track for a year, and generally kept myself in fairly good shape. The... Continue Reading →
"But it's too hard, Mr. Johnston." That was the reply after a week of Slice of Writing for my students. We started out with 48 students, roughly half of the students I see on a daily basis. I'd emailed daily, reminding... Continue Reading →
The Life of a Conflicted Teacher 