On a recent Sunday Tom and I took a little road trip to Goliad, TX. What a great, historic little town! We visited the “hanging tree” that was actually used for hangings. Across the street is the Hanging Tree Restaurant – who wouldn’t want to eat there? Check out the pictures we took:
Posts Tagged ‘My travels’
A trip to Goliad
Posted in My travels, tagged My travels on March 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Dedicated in Denver
Posted in Classroom tips, Great classroom spaces, My travels, Work stations, tagged I Can list, literacy work stations, My travels, small groups on February 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
My recent travels have taken me to Denver Public Schools where I’m working with CORE Matters teams. Educators there are so dedicated to improving instruction for their students. It is a delight to be a part of this project! Teachers have used my book, Spaces & Places, to set up their classrooms and are using [...]
Fun finds in Lititz, PA
Posted in My travels, tagged My travels on December 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
While I was in PA, I visited my family again. It’s always fun to go home, especially when you grew up in an idyllic little town. To get there, I took the train from Philly to Lancaster after NCTE, and my sister picked me up at the train station. We drove to Lititz, my hometown, [...]
Wonderful teaching in Cabot, Arkansas
Posted in Great classroom spaces, tagged classroom library, My travels, special education, whole-group area on November 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
One word for the teaching I saw in Cabot… WOW! What wonderful classrooms I visited. It was hard to tell the difference between the special education rooms and those that weren’t. The only difference was smaller class size and more adult support. It was an amazing visit! Photos below tell the story in some of [...]
Pictures from NCTE
Posted in My travels, tagged My travels, NCTE on November 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I have lots to write about and catch up on from the past few days – and I will soon! Until then, here are two pictures from NCTE this past weekend. I was at the Stenhouse booth signing books and also ran into a couple of other authors.
See you at NCTE!
Posted in My travels, tagged My travels, NCTE on November 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I was at Arkansas Reading yesterday and I am heading to Philadelphia for the annual NCTE convention on Saturday. I will be presenting with Laura Robb and Carol Varsalona on Saturday, Nov. 21, from 9:30 until 10:45. The title of our presentation is ”Reading Matters: Strategies and Tools to Engage Young Readers and Teachings in the [...]
My week in Missouri
Posted in My travels, tagged My travels on November 16, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Last week I worked with hundreds of teachers in the fine state of Missouri in two great college towns—Fulton, home of Westminster College and Columbia, land of Mizzou! My trip began at the Stoney Creek Inn, a fun place designed to resemble a lodge. When you drive up, you’re greeted by a life-size moose (felt like [...]
Interesting sights in Indiana
Posted in My travels, tagged My travels on September 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
While in Lafayette, IN, this past week, I took some time to enjoy local sights and flavors. One evening I had a delicious vegetarian dish at an outdoor table at Bistro 501. Another night I met my friend, Carol Lutz, from Kokomo at McGraw’s on the Wabash River. We enjoyed watching local crew teams practicing [...]
Birthday Do-Over
Posted in My travels, tagged birthday, My travels on August 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Ever wish you could travel more? I spent my birthday in several airports on Tuesday, on my birthday, (after an early morning keynote for HISD literacy coaches). The plane sat on the runway in Houston for 2 ½ hours and finally landed in Newark. I had to spend 4 ½ more hours there since I missed [...]
Some R&R in Seattle
Posted in My travels, tagged My travels, recharging on August 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Tom and I spent the weekend in Seattle sightseeing. What a great city! We walked all day long and saw flying fish and flowers in Pike Place Market, kids splashing in a huge fountain at Seattle Center, and Victorian architecture and a totem pole in Pioneer Square. Visited Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park, too. We [...]
