The View from Room 105

I sit here having just finished the last page of Christopher Paul Curtis's, The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963. The first word to come t...

Here's an excerpt from The White House's website ( http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/first-lady-michelle-obama ) " A...

As a Social Studies and Science teacher, I try my very best to make the content meaningful, challenging, and interesting! Today as I was te...

Yesterday I showed the ABC News 20/20 Special on Malala, which first aired a few weeks ago. My 5th graders were definitely interested in ...

Today was great! We "skyped" and "hung out" on Google (Google Hangout) with entomology Ph.D candidates at Penn State! T...

I'm not sure how other teachers use social media to teach or to communicate with families, but here's how I use social media: T...

I've taught every major subject but science! This is my first year taking on that challenge! So far we've delved into entomology ...