During these long winter days and the birth of social distancing, it is important to find creative and out-of-the-box ways to maintain the active engagement of students of all ages.…
Flashback Blog: From Monday, April 16, 2012 at Once Upon a Novelist No Man's Land I am in that no man's land between finishing a piece of work and looking for…
Veni, Vidi, Vici. I came. I saw. I conquered. Julius Caesar’s famous words of victory to the Roman Senate still hold meaning for many students of today. The ancient language…
In recent years, it had become taboo in schools to group children according to performance and ability. There is no Minnow math group for struggling students. Nor is…
I can’t count the number of times parents ask for help teaching their student to write “because they are more math oriented.”So - make it more like math, I always…
Homophones are two or more words with the same pronunciation but different meanings. Mixing up homophones is one of the most common mistakes students make in their writing. We work…
Throwback to my life as a writer from 2013 as documented in Once Upon a Novelist: The Pumpkin Patch Last weekend, I was out for a nice leisurely drive with…
With Online Scribblers immersed in its 10th year, it is only natural to reflect upon its continued development and growth. In doing so, one question continues to present itself: What…
We have all heard of book signings where authors read excerpts of their books. And who hasn’t happened by an open mic poetry reading at niche coffee shop? We even…
Studies Show Physical Writing is Essential Anne Margen, a Norway university professor, performed studies with university students and drew the conclusion that simply writing with a pen or pencil provides…