Gravity asked her friend and yoga teacher to share some tips with us about how to keep our bodies moving when we are now teaching from...

We play many different roles throughout our day - spouse, parent, employee, friend. Each of our roles are generally defined by our...

Instructional coaches thrive on supporting colleagues, students, and community members. As schools transition to online learning and home...

Like many others, my mind has been preoccupied with thoughts of the children in my home, my extended family, students near and far,...

For many parents what we feel confident with is correcting our children's work but that is not the same as teaching and it often turns...

In this technological era where google docs are the typical medium and our classrooms are full of digital natives, online feedback is not...

As a parent and an educator, one of the hardest things about a dramatic change in our daily living is the lack of structure and...

Seth Godin recently wrote, "Day by day, step by step, the present becomes the future, and we make the best decisions that we can." This...

Mark Twain's writerly advice, to "write what you know,” certainly holds true for me. Life often fuels my writing, whether I’m creating...

As our team gathered at the end of 2019 we took time to reflect upon the work we do to support teachers. We realized that while literacy...

We’ve wondered about it, discovered patterns around it, modeled it, taught it, and supported it. Yep… now, it is time to take another...

Conventions aren’t icing and confetti sprinkles we apply to a piece of writing as a final flourish. Conventions are baked into the cake!...

“You can lead a horse to water but you cannot make him drink.” Ah, yes, this proverb is so true when it comes to teaching, hoping,...

The economic bubble burst in 2009 and so did my sense of invincibility. By this time, I had been teaching in the primary grades for six...

Reflection takes courage. Whether you are thinking back to a moment from the past or freeing up your mind to think about what’s ahead,...

What is Shared Reading? As literacy instructors, we aim for the reading and writing instruction we provide to fit together in a way that...

Imagine you have been handed a 1,000 piece puzzle… in a plastic bag. There is no helpful picture on the outside of the box to provide...

Often in the beginning of the year we are tirelessly working on routines and structures that will help students develop independence,...

People (and even some animals!) have used the stars as a navigation tool since prehistoric times. Likewise, in the modern world of...

Language is art. Grammar is meant to be playful and empowering. These are my core beliefs but once upon a time, I believed—and...