Tag Archives: student ownership

An inquiry into homework

Posted on October 21, 2016 by

It comes as no surprise that the issue of homework in elementary classrooms is quite the hot topic these days. In thinking about starting my year back in the classroom I decided that I – like many other teachers around the world -was … Continue reading →

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Losing Control When Students Take Over.

Posted on September 12, 2014 by

In previous years we have started school with a week of orientation. We did team building activities, had a huge, crazy scavenger hunt, and had students on a high ropes course. Although we felt those were successful approaches to the … Continue reading →

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