Teacher. Writer. Reader. Researcher.
After a few weeks of voting, the Final Four of Book Bracket 2016 has been determined! Here are the match up’s: (1) The Hunger Games vs. (4) The Outsiders (4) The Bible vs. (2) Green Eggs and Ham Students will be voting on the Final Four on Thursday, March 31 and the Championship vote will…
Voices of 165 was a collection of insightful first draft student work submitted for publication with each student’s permission. It’s purpose was to amplify the student’s voice at my first teaching job in a small, rural district in mid-Michigan. Enjoy! Directly after Deadpool hit the big screen last month, students in English 7 requested an…
Beginning this week, a majority of the student body will be participating in a school-wide book-related initiative known as Book Bracket 2016 or #BookBracket2016. Book Bracket was created in an effort to combine March is Reading Month with the NCAA’s March Madness. A total of 200 students from grades 6-12 participated as members of the…
Voices of 165 was a collection of insightful first draft student work submitted for publication with each student’s permission. It’s purpose was to amplify the student’s voice at my first teaching job in a small, rural district in mid-Michigan. Enjoy! Small, rural high schools have been noticing a decline in football participation numbers in recent…
What was Columbine? Why does the media slap the label of “another Columbine” onto each school shooting that occurs? Dave Cullen investigates these very questions and much more in his 2009 book, Columbine.
Summer Ball is an excellent book for a teen student-athlete who enjoys detailed play-by-play of basketball games.
I am pleased to announce my admission into the Red Cedar Writing Project’s Invitational Summer Institute at Michigan State University! I am looking forward to the opportunity to learn more about my own teaching, writing, and teaching of writing.