This Popplet begins to showcase my Professional Learning Network or PLN. I say “begins” because the blue section representing the sub-PLN of Twitter is cut off and the Popplet is not very easy to read. Let’s take a closer look at the sub-PLNs in the slideshow below: These are the resources I reference when looking…
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Book Review – Small Steps
Was the sequel to Louis Sachar’s Holes all it was cracked up to be? This book review of Small Steps answers that question.
Book Review – Holes
Holes was a highlight of my childhood and it is still a timeless classic for readers everywhere. I thoroughly enjoyed re-reading it as an adult.
Book Review – Lightning
Dean Koontz’s thriller throws a ton of detail at the reader along with a solid mix of sci-fi and historical elements.
Book Bracket 2016 – Final Four
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 – Student Reflections on Deadpool
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…
Book Bracket 2016 – The Reveal
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 – Student Reflections on the Future of the Super Bowl
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…
Book Review – Columbine
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.
Book Review – Summer Ball
Summer Ball is an excellent book for a teen student-athlete who enjoys detailed play-by-play of basketball games.