Cybils Nominations Began Today!

by Stacey Shubitz

Be sure to nominate your favorite new picture book for a Cybil. To nominate new books from other genres, click on this link. Quoting Jen Robinson’s Post: “Nominations close November 21st. You can… Read More →

Working Lunch: Checking Writer’s Notebooks

by Stacey Shubitz

It’s October and that means that it’s time for me to start checking my students’ writer’s notebooks once/week. Today was the first day of it. (I’m using the rubric I used last year,… Read More →

Pacing

by Stacey Shubitz

I received an e-mail from another blogger who teaches middle school who asked about the pacing of the teaching points and units of study. Specifically, she wanted to know, “What if they don’t… Read More →