Library Ties

So the adventure begins. We’ve checked through security and our group of 27 is ready to head to Chicago. We’re on two different flights to the Windy City, but then from there we’re all on the same flight from Chicago to Beijing. It’s a 13.5 hour flight going over the north pole. We’ll land at [...]

I think I’ve mentioned on this blog before that one of my consulting projects is that I write a monthly E-Tools newsletter for C.L.A.S.S. Every January issue contains a list of some of my favorite books from the previous year and ways you might consider using them in the classroom or library.  Below are the [...]

Today I spent the day working on one of my other jobs.  Each month during the school year, I write a short E-Tools newsletter for C.L.A.S.S. (Connected Learning Assures Successful Students).  I’ve had the honor to work with this group for the past several years (both presenting and writing) and have learned so much that [...]

Given a few days off and my sleep pattern somewhat tends to change.  So here it is way past my normal bedtime and I’m still wide awake.  Rather than waste the time away, I’m going to finally get a new posting up on this blog.  I keep thinking I’ll get into a rhythm and flow [...]

Our school for the last several years has adopted the C.L.A.S.S. Model for our instructional model.  One of the tools C.L.A.S.S. shared with us is the idea of a hallway greeting.  You’ll find things like this outside every learning space in our building.  The idea is to provide a variety of opportunities for students to [...]

Last week was one of my favorite of the entire year — the annual C.L.A.S.S. Summer Institute.  This summer workshop is a 4 day intensive training in the C.L.A.S.S. model.  The strands this year focused on Behavior, Literacy, Science, and Creative Teaching.  Interwoven into each strand is the C.L.A.S.S. process for designing instruction, designing and [...]

This week is always one of my favorites every summer because I get the opportunity to work/attend an amazing professional development event – C.L.A.S.S.Works! C.L.A.S.S. (Connected Learning Assures Successful Students was founded by Barbara Pedersen almost 20 years ago. From their website, C.L.A.S.S. exists to: ? Translate brain research into practical classroom application ? Provide [...]