From the outside, Mike Walker's workshop looks like a well-appointed lakeside retreat . It looks like that on the inside too—except for all the woodworking tools.

The Hit List - Through a Tarot Lens recap. Last weekend, I co-taught a tarot-inspired photography workshop with the brilliant Danielle Cohen. This is my recap of the event.

Ok, I get these Q’s frequently from teachers who reach out to me regarding setting up and running stations or centers (same thing, basically) in their middle school English / Language Arts / Reading / Writing classes: How do I make stations work so I can . . . >> teach my students while also

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Matrix Material handling is not limited to stock, “off-the-shelf” equipment when it comes to your application.

Don't let the date fool you. The great ideas in this shop are timeless.

Explore Cheryl Beattie's board "Group Time" on Pinterest. | See more about Visual schedules, Student and Good morning song.

Dust Collection South Wall Elevation

Having a workshop at home is great, so why not have one in your garage. We have put together some garage workshop layout tips to get your started.

Wood dust is definitely a health concern and we are becoming more aware of that in recent years.  In addition to being bad for your health, wood dust is also time consuming to clean up.  The more dust you can capture at the source, the better off you are.  Less time cleaning up means more time woodworking and doing what you love.  As a professional, in my case and in many others it also means more production time which means more profit.

Questions good readers ask..before, during, and after a book. Great reading strategy for students during readers workshop or guided reading.

Using movies, short films or animations in the classroom is extremely engaging for students. I use short films from Pixar Studios to teach a variety of skills

These FREE Printable Compound Word Puzzles are the perfect way to add fun activities to your literacy centers. Students will have so much fun playing these games that they won't even realize you are teaching them all about compound words. The puzzles come with a recording sheet so students can write their answers on the worksheet for an added level of accountability. This freebie is ideal for first grade and 2nd grade.

Informational Writing: structure

So who doesn't love books by Kevin Henkes?!?  I know I do!  I can't get enough of those little mice.  For the next 2 weeks we are doing an a...

Deep Thinking Post-It Notes

"Chunking" the text