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Some people are born great …

… but most of us have to work really, really hard at it. While wandering around the Twitterverse, I came across the 9 characteristics of a great teacher. I don’t disagree with any of their choices, but I don’t know… Continue Reading →

Mindset is the problem

I’ve been reading Mindset by Carol Dweck lately. For those of you who aren’t familiar with it, it’s a (really fascinating) nonfiction book about how the way we think about our potential affects our ability willingness to learn. Dweck posits… Continue Reading →

Opening a new school year

Every year, when we begin school, we are told that the classes are not set – and usually won’t be until the following week – because we might be getting a new division, or there are a lot of new… Continue Reading →

Writers Teaching Writing

Writing is one of my passions. It’s been one since I was a little girl – and yes, I have stories I wrote from the time I entered school – and it’s been one I’ve wanted to share with students… Continue Reading →

Crosspost: Reading and Writing and Grammar, oh my!

Although one of my colleagues told me that she would summarize our discussion at our literacy Pro-D today so that the AJ Learns project would not be ALL my posts … well, she didn’t. So I posted. 😉 It’s not… Continue Reading →

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