A Visionary in the Bronx

by Stacey Shubitz

My mother-in-law sent me the link to a story from “The Today Show.” It’s about an unlikely principal who turned a failing junior high school in the Bronx around… completely. Click here to… Read More →

Who Is Responsible?” Literacy and Education for All

by Stacey Shubitz

This weekend has been about me floating on Cloud Nine! First we heard about NCTE. Then, this evening I found out my proposal to present at the Fall 2008 NEATE (New England Association… Read More →

Slight Tweaking

by Stacey Shubitz

I did some slight tweaking to our memoir unit of study. This is this year’s “final” version. Session 1: Writers read and listen to student memoirs and then write in order to inspire… Read More →

Mini-Course: Handmade Card Making

by Stacey Shubitz

Our school is having mini-courses for the kids on three Mondays in May. I signed-up to do handmade card making mini-course with second, third, and fourth graders who are interested. I started creating… Read More →

ED in ’08 Blogger Summit

by Stacey Shubitz

Alex from the Ed in ’08 Blogger Summit left a comment this morning on our About Us Page. The Summit is being held in Washington, DC later this month. If you’re interested in… Read More →