I've been writing every night. But that writing is working on lesson plans and sub plans, curriculum night and assessment rubrics. NOT the writing I need to do on my own manuscripts ( Read more... )

We are challenged this week to write a multi-chaptered poem about summer, based on Wallace Stevens' "Thirteen ways of looking at a Blackbird" http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15746Read more... )

As I'm trying to learn as much as possible about backwards planning and project learning, I find myself going from one link to another to another until I'm overwhelmed with information. The blogs are amazing, and though not exactly what I was looking for, interesting and powerful. But one facinating article leads to another until I want to just ( Read more... )

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I am so excited to start using video in my classroom. With only two weeks left before school starts, I'm going to be practicing a lot. Thank you to all of you who voted. This is a new technology for me. I remember years ago working with a summer camp and showing a shaky, messed up home movie we made and telling everyone it was avant garde and to ( Read more... )

What would I do without challenges. They inspire me when I don't have the energy to write on any of my long term projects. I guess I love to write fast, not work at it. oh dear ( Read more... )

The Miss Rumphius challenge is to write a dictionary poem similar to Lohren Green's work and his "Poetical Dictionary."(http://www.amazon.com/Poetical-Dictionary-Lohren-Green/dp/1891190172Read more... )

I'm trying to win a mini-grant for school. In order to win this grant for a flip video camera, I need to be in the top ten vote winners. Would you please vote for me? Voting ends August 10th. Go to this site to cast your vote ( Read more... )

I was lucky to get a copy of Jo's new book at the Simmon's Summer Institute this weekend. I was excited to find myself in a book that I just couldn't put down. In fact, I read half of it before going to bed last night, and had to pick it up first thing this morning to find out the rest of the story. I haven't done that in a long time ( Read more... )

This is a teaser I made today for my WIP, Tongue of Fire.
PoPo says Mei is cursed with bad luck, because she was born on the fifth day of the fifth month, during the Dragon Boat Festival. But Mei is determined to prove her wrong.

This was fun to try. You can make free 30 second videos (as many as you like) and use them for promotion or pay $30 ( ( Read more... )