Reading Wreckage

Jill and Colleen’s lounge conversation about learning to read and Science of Reading goes off the rails to discover they disagree about vocabulary.

How long should it take students to adjust to the new school year? It’s different for every kid, for a variety of reasons. Join Jill and Colleen’s lounge conversation about …

Taking classroom procedures a step further, Colleen and Jill tackle the idea of schoolwide procedures that may impact school function and culture.

Managing a classroom begins with effective procedures. Jill pitches 17 procedures that might impact the flow and function of any classroom.

The school year begins for most teachers with a barrage of professional learning events, often to kick off new initiatives. How should teachers take all of the PD and make …

Jill and Colleen are back in the lounge after a summer of rest and reading! Join the discussion of the gammut of professional reading, kids’ books, fiction, and non-fiction.

Colleen and Jill are back! Find out when new episodes drop.

Scavenger hunts can be fun learning tools for students, staff and even parents. It integrates movement, purpose, and a sense of adventure to share ideas and concepts in a very …

Mid-year conversations open up all sorts of new ideas and tips — especially talking to teachers who taught your students last year and teachers who will teach your kids next …

Middle school students buddy up with younger grades all the time for prayer and camaraderie, but teachers are experimenting with literature connections as well — developing modified flip books to …