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 | Jan 28, 2017 | Teaching, Teaching Strategies, Team-Based learning
It’s the time of year when discussion about how to effectively teach students to be successful on multiple-choice tests has increased. Let’s be clear: Like just about every teacher out there, I hate test prep. I want every day in my classes to be about...
by upnorthlearning | Jan 16, 2017 | Literacy, Teaching, Writing
In the past couple of weeks, I’ve been working on six different writing projects in my professional life — two blog posts, two chapter proposals with a colleague, and two proposals for presentations for the 2017 NCTE Annual Convention with different collaborators. The...
by upnorthlearning | Jul 11, 2014 | Digital Literacy, GAFE, Teaching, Teaching Strategies, Writing
How the paperless classroom goes beyond teacher convenience This is the third in a series of posts about the impact of a paperless approach on the writing process and product. In the first post in this series, I talked about using technology to improve my feedback to...
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 | May 13, 2014 | Digital Literacy, GAFE, Literacy, Teaching Strategies, Writing
How the paperless classroom goes beyond teacher convenience This is the second in a series of posts about the impact of a paperless approach on the writing process and product. In the first post in this series, I talked about using technology to improve my feedback to...
