2012 Here We Go!

Welcome back to my little space in this gigantic digital universe. It's been a while since I last updated this space and I think it's time to start it up again. There are many new things I would like to begin sharing with everyone and hope that you take the time to browse through this as often as possible. I will also begin posting a weekly news report on what is happening in Rm. 14 and the school in general. I hope this keeps parents informed and provides a basis for asking questions to their kids when they are home from school.

Teaching Authentic Writing

Last year our school began to participate in the professional development, "Regie Routman in Residence." We were lucky enough to be one of the schools in Manitoba chosen to have Regie actually do a residency at the school. This year, I have taken many of the ideas we learned from Regie and spent a lot of time teaching authentic and valuable writing. I have been very impressed at how well my class has improved in their writing skills. I decided that I should use this blog to share what we do in class and also some of the students work. Please stay tuned for more about our writing.