Mrs. J's Journal

All Things upper Elementary, a blog that I follow regularly recently had a post about teaching students to really develop problem-solving sk...

This summer my major purchase for personal professional development was Lucy Calkins' Units of Study in Writing.  I spent a delightful s...

     After a rough start, my leveled Math class is going smoothly at last.  My students have gotten into a routine of a whole-class lesson o...

     I am very proud of my students and the volume of writing they are now able to produce in a single setting. Most of them can routinely w...

We are nearing the end of the first month of school.  I have to rank this class as one of the most challenging of my career.  We are moving ...

     Those of you that know me well know my passion for differentiated groupings that I call "I Love Math" groups.  I Love Math is...

     I just finished my first week (three days) of school.  I can tell this year will be one of professional growth already.       I notice...