Classroom

Creativity begins with wonder. For my first picture book, Leo + Lea, my wonder began upon meeting a boy who didn’t like stories; he [...]

What percentage  of your classroom library collection is nonfiction? When I proposed this question to myself , I realized that my [...]

When we read, we connect with others without the fear of rejection. Every page is promised to us; it is in our hand, waiting. When we [...]

At the end of my final day as a fourth-grade teacher, I stood in my empty classroom and sobbed. The official line was that I was [...]

With the election season just finishing up, it feels like all we see, hear, and talk about is politics. Looking ahead, it will be [...]

My writing career grew out of 14 years in the classroom as an English and reading teacher in the public schools of Pagosa Springs [...]