The Power of Student Driven Learning: Shelley Wright

I saw this talk recently on TED Talks.  Kinds are amazing and sometimes the best we can do is to get the heck out of their way.


 

Mr. B's Bookshelf: Seed folks by Paul Fleischman

Mr. B's Bookshelf: Seed folks by Paul Fleischman: I have to say that I loved this book. It is a series of monologues from different people involved in creating and maintaining a commun...

Poetry Project

It's that time of year again: time to make them busy with independent projects. And one of my favorites is the Poetry Project.

Here is a link to the poetry project I am setting my students to this year: Poetry Project.
While I was looking around on the Internet, I found this page from Joyce Sidman's website. I may try these either later this year, or next year. Poetry Ideas.

Mr. B's Bookshelf: Uglies by Scott Westerfeld

Mr. B's Bookshelf: Uglies by Scott Westerfeld: I don’t want to say that this is just another YA dystopian novel with a female main character. In a way, of course, it is. And after rea...

Mr. B's Bookshelf: Paper Towns by John Green

Mr. B's Bookshelf: Paper Towns by John Green: This book was a real roller coaster for me. I identified a great deal with Quentin, the narrator and main character of the novel. He is ...

Mr. B's Bookshelf: Deadline by Chris Crutcher

Mr. B's Bookshelf: Deadline by Chris Crutcher: I love the author, Chris Crutcher. He is honest and unflinching when he writes about teens. In Deadline , he continues this. I thought ...

The Ogre's Poetry Den: Dancing Running Free

The Ogre's Poetry Den: Dancing Running Free