I've written before about how I believe library spaces and displays represent AWEsome opportunities for us to share the story of our work...

The other day my district's Assistant Superintendent of Instruction and Student Accountability asked a group of us in a meeting to read...

The votes are in! (All 3,000+ of them!!!) And the WORLD BOOK TALK CHAMPION, winner of the Vince LomBOOKi prize, as chosen by YOU is.......

Last week I had the privilege of learning and sharing at the two conferences that make up Portland's celebrated #iPDX: AcceleratED (a one...

At last! The moment you've all been waiting for is finally here! It's time to announce which #30SecondBookTalk competitors have advanced...

A couple of months ago when Brad Gustafson (principal/lead learner at Greenwood Elementary School in Plymouth Minnesota), asked me if I...

I was honored when Todd and Adam over at #KidsDeserveIt asked me to write a guest post on their blog. The request came at a time when...

Last year, when Jennifer Northrup and I decided to start our own Virtual YA bookclub, we had two goals: to read more books and to have...

It's the day before Thanksgiving here in the US and it seems like an appropriate moment for me to show a little gratitude to my ever...

I've been thinking a lot lately about my own life as a reader.  We didn't have a lot of books in my home growing up and those we did have...

I don't know about you, but... I did not become a reader because someone held me accountable for reading. I did not become a reader...

A classroom teacher friend recently asked me to recommend a book to read aloud to her 8th grade students to kick off the school year. The...

Let me start with an apology. I've never shared anything purely personal on this blog before and I'm feeling a little weird about it. But...

I have a couple of confessions to make. I'm way jealous of #sharpschu book club. I mean unhealthily so. Whenever Colby Sharp and John...

Dear Principal, I know you're busy, so I won't mince words: Hiring and supporting awesome people to work with the students who go to your...

I hope everyone reading this has a “big idea” friend.  That person with whom no topic of conversation is too improbable or idealistic....

Here's a quick math problem for you.  Go ahead, solve for X. X = Me + John Shumacher + Donalyn Miller + (a plethora of internationally...

I have to admit, I'm not usually super excited about Mondays.  But this week I am making an exception. Here's why! Reason #1: The TL...

Have you ever had that dream.  You know the one.  It's the first day of school.... AND you're late.... AND there's a test... AND you're...

So, here's what happened...  A few weeks ago my friend +Steven Anderson  (you may know him as web20classroom on Twitter) asked me if I'd...