Hunter College Graduation at Radio City Music Hall - June 2004 Originally uploaded by teachergal High School Graduation: Princeton, NJ [The (grassy) Mall on Campus] College Graduation: Washington, DC [The Smith Center] First Grad School Graduation: New York, NY [Radio City Music Hall] Second Grad School Graduation: New York, NY [Riverside Church & Columbia Quad]… Continue reading MEMOIR MONDAYS: Graduating on the Big Stage
Author: Stacey Shubitz
Stacey Shubitz is a K-6 literacy consultant and former elementary teacher. She is the author of CRAFT MOVES and other professional books on writing workshop. Her forthcoming book, MAKE THE SCHOOL SYSTEM WORK FOR YOUR CHILD WITH DISABILITIES (Guilford Press, 2026), empowers parents to navigate the special education system.
Wordle (Word Cloud Generator)
Kevin just informed me about Wordle. I tried it out with some of our most used categories and created this image: Try it out... you can paste any words into the application window and turn it into a graphic like the one I created above or on Crafty Creations. (I'm going to try created a… Continue reading Wordle (Word Cloud Generator)
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Memoir Monday: Inspiration (if you need/want it)
Think back to a graduation you can remember: middle school, high school, college, graduate school, or even your pre-k stepping-up ceremony (Personally I don't remember the last one!). Write about how you felt that day knowing that your life was about to change. Give it a go, if you'd like, and then link your memory-related… Continue reading Memoir Monday: Inspiration (if you need/want it)
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We’ve built a new page!
Be sure to check out our new PRESENTATIONS Page. It includes presentations we've done in the past couple of years. Going-forward, after every presentation we do, we'll post our Power Point Presentations and handouts on this page. Check back late next week for Ruth's "Embracing Imperfection" Presentation that she'll be doing at the All-Write Consortium's… Continue reading We’ve built a new page!
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A favorite end of the year activity: Words of Wisdom Bulletin Board
It's always amusing to see what kind of advice my students pass on to next year's class. Here's a picture of the Words of Wisdom Bulletin Board my students created for my incoming class. Words of Wisdom Bulletin Board, originally uploaded by teachergal. Speaking of bulletin boards, I put a few up yesterday inside and… Continue reading A favorite end of the year activity: Words of Wisdom Bulletin Board
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Layout of Classroom for 2008-09
I've taken this organizing thing to a whole new level... I reorganized my classroom without moving a thing! Later today a floor plan of our classroom needs to be given to our school's Facilities Manager who said, "If you want something changed, then give me the map the way you want it and that's how… Continue reading Layout of Classroom for 2008-09
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getting organized for next year
Conferring Notebook Tabs Originally uploaded by teachergal Anyone who puts up next year's bulletin boards before the school year ends will feel at-home when reading this post since that's what I do since I don't like waiting to do everything in late August. Hence, today I also began working on my writing conference notebook. I… Continue reading getting organized for next year
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Poetry Friday Submission: Kunitz
I'm in with "The Layers" by Stanley Kunitz, who was Georgia Heard's beloved Poetry Professor at Columbia. (For additional doses of Poetry Friday Poems, point your browser to Semicolon.) The Layers by Stanley Kunitz I have walked through many lives, some of them my own, and I am not who I was, though some principle… Continue reading Poetry Friday Submission: Kunitz
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Please join us and submit a story for today’s challenge:
Click on the image linky to link your story/post to us so others can be inspired by your writing.
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Student Story #2: Lee-lah / Layla
Lila (pronounced Lay-lah by her mom and Lee-lah by her) entered my fifth grade class in 2006 with a big, bright eyes and a tremendous smile. She was the kind of kid that was quiet, who followed the rules not because she had to, but because she wanted to. When I called her name aloud… Continue reading Student Story #2: Lee-lah / Layla
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My Last Day of the School Year is Today…
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It teaches precise details… AND it’s missing!
My copy of When It's the Last Day of School by Maribeth Boelts is missing. With the end of the school year being tomorrow, I'm a bit frantic about finding it. I'm sure it's at school, in my picture book bookshelf filed under "B" for "Boelts," however, I'm not 100% sure. Last year, when I… Continue reading It teaches precise details… AND it’s missing!
