Just back from the National Conference of Teachers of English conference which was held in Orlando at Disneyworld’s Coronado Convention Ce...

In the shadow of Disney World is a wonderful school that Sara and I have had the privilege to visit the last two years in a row (Sara’s been...

Every now and then I get to visit a school that makes me extra glad for what I do. Kutztown Middle was one of these schools. All the kids we...

Sara and I spent Halloween with our friends Henry and Maria in the Chicago suburb of Oak Park. Here’s a dozen pics.     ...

Just back from Chicago where Sara and I spent three days visiting and working with the students at Deerpath Middle School. Our first day was...

As promised – here are a couple vocabulary word infomercials written today by 8th graders in Eastlake Ohio.

Just back from attending the Keystone State Reading Association conference in Hershey, PA. Where one actually can smell chocolate in the air...

  One of the the thank you notes from St. Gabes. Kids have a way of keeping you humble.

The English Companion Ning is a really cool online community dedicated to English teachers.  Well, later this month their book club will be...

    So I returned to the grade school I graduated from almost 35 years ago for a visit and to talk with the kids about and work on p...