“Why is the classroom still largely ‘constructed’ by the teacher?” That is the question posed early in the book, The Co-constructed Classroom by Ann Lautrette. I read The Co-constructed Classroom and recorded a podcast with Ann Lautrette shortly after I had a podcast conversation with Dr. Luvelle Brown, the current Superintendent of the Ithaca City […]

Tim Seller, an educator with five decades of experience, shares his current practices as a middle school math teacher. Tim has a curriculum for his classroom management as well as for his math standards. Tim shares how he learns who his students are and creates a classroom environment of student ownership. A great quote from […]

I am preparing a workshop presentation for middle and high school teachers titled Teaching with and for Creativity and Critical Thinking.  The current writing regarding 21st  century  skills that are necessary for students to be college ready and career ready stresses the need for both. Here is a partial list of skills students should be […]