Things Mr.G says

Twitter is filled with amazing educators. I often get the start of a great idea from something shared by others. For example TQE, an addition to my classroom toolbox was shared with me through Twitter. I discovered my educational North Star Mar

Books have the lessons 01/05/19

Jan 6th, 2019 10m 40s

#nomoreAR My friend Mary Howard delivers beautifully written passion rants when topics cause her distress or worry or anger on behalf of students and teachers who might not always be able to speak for themselves. I love her rants and the fire i

Practice makes learning

Dec 1st, 2018 11m 50s

Practice means “to try things that we can’t already do-to take chances, to make mistakes, and in short, to learn” -Gravity Goldberg in Teach Like Yourself quoting Trish Huston. December already? So I am sitting in my classroom working with The

We Read – We Write – We Share

Sep 26th, 2018 7m 47s

I don’t really remember much about my Language Arts classes growing up. I can’t even remember the books I read in class. I remember writing essays I think and some stories but there is nothing that stands out to me, nothing that I would share

One week

Aug 28th, 2018 9m 38s

In one week I will be returning to the classroom with my students. To say that I am excited is an understatement. I have spent the summer reading both professionally and recreationally and am excited to talk about books and explore different

Episode 4- Why “choice” matters

Aug 19th, 2018 10m 49s

I made mistakes as a teacher in how I “helped” students pick the books they read. A reflection on how I was wrong and why we need to be better.

What are we bringing into the classroom?

Aug 10th, 2018 12m 41s

My thoughts regarding a couple of Twitter conversations and the value we are putting on products coming into our classroom. Thanks for the inspiration #g2great and Colby Sharp.

Episode 2 comics in the classroom

Aug 3rd, 2018 27m 28s

Ok, this one is a little long. I was way more comfortable the second time around and so will need to keep that in mind next time. Almost 30 minutes on Comics in the classroom and a bit about AR. Hope you enjoy.