Monthly Archives: July 2012

Stuck…

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Joanne Toft

Today is a day of being stuck!   I took care of tasks earlier today – check email,  check on the deck to see if it is still in the sun ( can’t seal it yet),  laundry, photo of the … Continue reading →

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Grading and Learning – Small truths from a skateboarder

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Joanne Toft

Grading and Learning – Small truths from a skateboarder In our high test, no child left behind system grading is taking on more and more importance.  I am sitting here on a rainy summer day wondering what that will look … Continue reading →

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Amazing Journeys

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Joanne Toft

It is mid summer – hot, humid and my thinking and actions have slowed down to a crawl.  I guess it is appropriate also due to my age.  I am a few years from retirement so it makes sense to … Continue reading →

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Surprises and still learning

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Joanne Toft

About 15 years ago I started taking writing seriously for myself.  I had been teaching writing to my students – sort of – for a long time.  I assigned and they wrote.   I decided I needed to write if I … Continue reading →

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Looking at old and new – mentor texts

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Joanne Toft

Kipling, Kinney and Kadahata sit together on one shelf and as I turn I find Ursu, Vanderpool and Vern taking up another shelf.  I know they fit in the alphabet together and that means the Dewey decimal system in this … Continue reading →

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