March is here, which means two of my favorite celebrations are happening – March is Reading Month and March Madness. Both of these are celebrated in my classroom which a student-driven activity that is entering it’s fifth year – Book Bracket. Book Bracket is a March Madness style single elimination bracket made up of books…
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A High School Teacher’s Use of ClassDojo
Class Dojo is one of my favorite apps that I utilize in my high school English classroom. Instead of using it as a classroom management tracker, I use it to monitor class discussion.
Why I’m Rewatching 13 RW S1
In mid-May, I was talking with a few student-athletes at a regional track meet about their a quarterly assignment that was due the night before for my class. The assignment always seems to get done at the last minute with the group of students I was talking with, so I was sympathizing with them the…
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 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.