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STEM Tuesday–A Partridge in a Pear Tree and other Birds this Holiday Season–...
Welcome to STEM Tuesday: Author Interview & Book Giveaway, a repeating feature for the fourth Tuesday of every month. Go Science-Tech-Engineering-Math! Today we’re interviewing Jennifer Ward,...
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STEM Tuesday– Dinosaurs/Paleontology — Book List
If you’ve got a budding paleontologist in your home, you know there can never be too many books about dinosaurs! Who doesn’t love the mystery of ancient bones and tales of mighty lizards that roamed...
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Reading Restaurant
by Robyn Gioia I was introduced to Reading Restaurant at a school get-together. Our school shared a professional day with teachers from a top-rated school in another district. Our assignment was to...
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STEM Tuesday– The Human Body — Book List
Heart and Soul As Valentine’s Day approaches, let’s explore what makes our hearts go pitter-patter with these books featuring various aspects of human anatomy. Superbugs Strike Back: When...
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STEM Tuesday– The Human Body — In the Classroom
This month we’re peeling back the layers to take a look inside the human body! In the body, trillions of unique cells work together to form the tissues, organs, and body systems that allow you to...
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How do I motivate students outside the classroom?
Distance learning took many teachers by storm. With the advent of Covid19, teaching went from being in front of a classroom of students to being behind a computer with periods of facetime. The magic of...
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A Teacher Shout Out for Informational Books
Times-are-a-changing, as they say. Robyn Gioia, M.Ed. Anyone who has been teaching understands this well. It’s been a rocky road, going back and forth from virtual teaching to brick and mortar. That...
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An interview with New York Times Editor Veronica Chambers on Call and...
Today, on the Mixed Up Files, we welcome Veronica Chambers, who is the lead author of Call and Response: The Story of Black Lives Matters. Chambers is the editor for Narrative Projects at the New York...
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STEM Tuesday — A River Runs Through It– Writing Tips & Resources
Margo here, working to keep the (A) in STE(A)M. Science purists might think the (A) is unimportant but I’m here to argue that it is Very Important. and I will present reasons why. For instance,...
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STEM Tuesday– Math– Writing Tips and Resources
Paradigm Shift Did you see it? The National Council of Teachers of English recently issued the “Position Statement on the Role of Nonfiction Literature (K–12).” I’ll be honest and say that when I...
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