Fall is in the air that means one thing for us educators: progress report time! Check my video to the right or go straight to YouTube to...

I'm so pleased that so many of my colleagues found my post on creating a cloze activity useful. I wish (ahem) more of them would comment...

Cloze? I had never heard this word until I started graduate school to become a teacher. A cloze is a reading activity where some words...

When I was mentally sketching out this post, I wanted a play on "octopus" because my mini tripod looks like an octopus. I thought to call...

Fed up with scoring multiple choice assessments? Do it in a snap with a stencil. It's easy, trust me! Check the video to the right, or...

I sure did! You can see my finished product here along with a photo of the original pattern. If you look closely, you'll see mine is...

How many of you have gotten rid of a garment with holes? I had the unfortunate experience of experiencing a hole in the underarm of my...

Ah, water therapy. No, this type doesn't involve enemas or colonics. It's Japanese! Makes me wonder if there are other types of water...

I have been fostering animals for several years now, and it is always a life-affirming experience. If you have the time and space, it is...

When I was younger, I was obsessed with the tarot and all the wisdom it provided. Back in those days, information was not at your...

There's a club in Manhattan called 54 Below, which is in the same location as the old Studio 54, of disco fame. In January of this year,...