by upnorthlearning | Jan 2, 2018 | Keeping it real, Podcasts, Teaching, Teaching Strategies
The days are short and cold where I live for the next couple of months. Most days, I drive to work in the dark and drive home in the dark. I know it’s the same for people across the northern hemisphere but still, it can feel isolating. That’s why I get so excited...
by upnorthlearning | Oct 4, 2015 | Blogging, Digital Literacy, Keeping it real, Literacy
After a summer off, I am returning to blogging with a new, and I hope, lasting, enthusiasm. This summer when I wasn’t adding anything to my blog, I dedicated time to reading the blogs of other educators and thinkers whom I admire. I guess I would say that I...
by upnorthlearning | Jun 23, 2014 | Keeping it real, Teaching, Teaching Strategies, Writing
Recently I wrote an article that was published in the Michigan Council of Teacher’s of English Language Arts Journal of Michigan. The theme for this edition was Location, Location, Location, and my submission reflects the uniqueness of rural northern Michigan....
by upnorthlearning | Oct 4, 2013 | Keeping it real
This week’s post is a little different for me. We did “This I Believe” essays in Junior English classes, so I thought I would share mine. I wrote my essay first and then turned it into a digital story. Here is the video version of this week’s...
