Monthly Archives: February 2015

Grade 7/8 History Inquiry – Nailed It!

Trying to move toward inquiry is something that my students and I have all been struggling with. It is new to half of them (the students that were not with me last year), and something that I am still learning myself. … Continue reading

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Class Meets: Student voice

Giving my students a voice has been one of my goals this year. Talking circles (such as Brags and Drags) have always been a part of my classroom since I began my career many a few years ago. This year, … Continue reading

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Student learning spaces…from cave to mountaintop

  Overhead in my class: “Let’s find a watering hole and get to work on this.” Introducing learning spaces to my class was far simpler than I could have ever imagined. In the past, I have always had many conversations and created … Continue reading

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