Article Logs from San Diego Bay. These words are written in memory of Jay Vavra, my former teaching partner...
Article Exhibiting Student Writing. Exhibitions of student learning, with their many projects, activities, and associated...
Article On the Trail of the Literacy Campaign: An Internship in Cuba. As I sit in a small living room, an elderly woman details her experiences fifty years ago.
Article Lila Speaks. As of yesterday, it had been 13 weeks, or 55 school days, since school started. Yet it was...
Article Doing the Project Yourself: Reflections on the Writer’s Craft. In the world of project-based learning, prototypes are necessary for success...
Article Graffiti Discussions: Igniting the Silent Majority. “The main thing to do is pay attention. Pay close attention to everything..."
Article Making Critique Work. I introduced critique to my class after reading Ron Berger’s manifesto, An Ethic of...
Article Crafting Beautiful Lessons Ron Berger is interviewed on his approach to engage students in the creation of “beautiful work”
