Category Archives: Book Reviews

Workshop Style Teaching–From Jenn’s Point of View

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Sandie

Jenn is a middle school language arts and social studies teacher.  By definition she is integrating instruction. She describes these twin focuses as content goals (social studies outcomes), and process goals (language arts skills).  Here is a little excerpt from … Continue reading →

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That Workshop Book: New Systems and Structures for Classrooms That Read, Write, and Think

Posted on November 3, 2014 by Sandie

Samantha Bennett’s book, That Workshop Book:  New Systems and Structures for Classrooms that Read, Write, and Think, is one of the best teaching books I’ve read in quite a while.  The last chapter, Jenn’s Citizens, was my favorite.  Jenn teaches … Continue reading →

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Attitude Adjustment

Posted on October 22, 2011 by Sandie

Teaching is a tough job.  Those who don’t do it, think it’s easy, and those who haven’t done it for a long time think it’s still the “old” days.  Things are a lot different from what they used to be … Continue reading →

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