Messy Memories

My sister-in-law loves making messes. Last summer, as she played with her children and mine in a bubble mixture that seriously makes the coolest bubbles, she said, “I love bubbles. They’re therapeutic.” I shook my head as I eyed my three-year-old son who chose not to...

Back to Blogging: Book Birthday Approaching!

My fingers have not tapped these keys to craft a blog post since June 10, 2019; yet, these fingers have been busy typing! I signed a book contract with Routledge July 19, 2019 for my book titled Engaging teachers, students, and families in K-6 writing instruction:...

Teacher-Writers Revise

Writers don’t write. They rewrite. As a teacher-writer, I welcome the inherent challenges of rewriting. Even this short blog post took more rewrites than I anticipated! Yet, isn’t that always the case with writing? Teaching others to embrace the myriad opportunities...