Annie Campbell is a third grade teacher in Richmond, Virginia. She keeps a blog, Write Now in Room 204, which is a place for her to share her class's daily experiences along with her reflections about teaching. “Tell us a story,” my sister and I would say to my father at bedtime. “And make it… Continue reading Listen Like a Writer: A Guest Blog Post by Annie Campbell
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The Fun of Hard Work: A Guest Blog Post by Jen Munnerlyn
Jen Munnerlyn is a teacher, literacy coach, and international educator. Her family has been working in international education for 30 years beginning with her parents first overseas teaching assignment in American Samoa in 1980. She is married to a man she met in 8th grade at International School of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and has her… Continue reading The Fun of Hard Work: A Guest Blog Post by Jen Munnerlyn
Guest Blogger: Alan Wright: First We Need to Rehearse
Alan currently works as an education consultant, and is based in Victoria, Australia. He works across public and independent schools in both primary and secondary school settings. From 2001 until 2006 his consultancy work was based in New York. Alan is a co-director of ALVIC Educational Consultancy with his wife, and fellow consultant, Vicki Froomes.… Continue reading Guest Blogger: Alan Wright: First We Need to Rehearse
Good Teacher: A Guest Blog Post by Elizabeth Eastmond
Elizabeth Eastmond teaches English at a local community college near her home in Southern California. You can find her writings at peninkpaper.blogspot.com or occasionalpiece.blogspot.com. I remember that day pretty clearly. The brilliant and dazzling lesson plan fell on its face. The students were more bored than I was. The silence that met a non-starter discussion… Continue reading Good Teacher: A Guest Blog Post by Elizabeth Eastmond
Make a Simple Summer Journal by Mary Alice Gruppi
Mary Alice Gruppi is a middle school language arts teacher who morphed into an elementary administrator. Currently she is the principal of a K-5 school. She blogs at There's a Pal in Principal. In addition to today's post, Mary Alice created a slide show with more samples of these journals. Make sure to click the… Continue reading Make a Simple Summer Journal by Mary Alice Gruppi

