Lessons From My Dad
Lessons From My Dad Henry L. Jennings is currently living his retired years with his wife Rose on a gorgeous plot of land in southeast Iowa. Henry was born in New York and raised in New Jersey [...]
National Board Certification: Meaningful Professional Development
National Board Certification: Meaningful Professional Development In the past 16 years I have spent a lot of time in professional development workshops and in-service trainings. Many times the focus of these training sessions dealt with student literacy [...]
Amplifying Thinking Routines Using Technology Tools
Amplifying Thinking Routines Using Technology Tools Have you heard of Project Zero’s Thinking Routines? If so, how have you used them? Thinking routines are “designed to promote students' thinking, such as asking students what they know, what they want [...]
Embracing Uncertainty
Embracing Uncertainty March 2020 was the time where everything changed in the midst of education. I remember hearing that we would not be back for a few weeks when suddenly weeks turned into months which then turned into [...]
How Do We Guide a Student Teacher in a Year When We Are All Still Learning?
How Do We Guide a Student Teacher in a Year When We Are All Still Learning? As a cooperative teacher, my hope for my student teacher is the same one I carry for my students: a desire to [...]
