I’ve long believed that if we want students to improve as writers, it makes sense to make writing as fun as possible. Ask students how often they experience school-related writing as fun and expect a ...

I’ve long been jealous of science teachers because they have liquid nitrogen. I remember the day in eighth grade science class when my teacher brought in the semi-sinister looking metal canister, ...

Some children enjoy spending hours on end writing paragraphs and stories, but others absolutely dread it.‎ They may have great ideas but struggle to express them on paper. Yet as students move through ...