Heather Ordover's Blog

It’s usually good to have a negative example along with a positive when teaching. “Here’s now to… here’s how not to…” It’s good. It gives a bigger picture, broad outlines within which to work, an opportunity to talk about learning from mistakes. So what can we learn from this article about New York? What the ‘thoughtless’ N.Y. government just did to teachers – The Washington Post. The only lesson I can come up with is this: People — especially policy makers … Continue reading →

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I just read the blurb here for "Man Made Boy" (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...) and am now gong all fan-girly. Not only does it sound like my cup to tea, but the author lives here in the DC area!

Stalker-time?

Mostly I get the sense that I'd really like to see Rosie, Izzy, Jenn, Justin, and Casey sit down for a bit with the eponymous Boy and have a chat.

Maybe I should write some fanfic?

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Teachers have been using CraftLit®, Just-the-Books, and Chop Bard podcasts to help them Flip Teach since before there was a term for it. TED-ed’s site has created a great way for teachers to build their own flips (and were I still in the classroom I would be utilizing my entire summer to build flips with their video vault). But what if you don’t have time? With podcasts you run the risk of “you get what you pay for”—there’s zero quality control, the hosts are … Continue reading →

Heather Ordover is a teacher, podcaster, writer, designer, knitter, mother, spinner, wife, Zentangler, reader, and gluten-free cook who lives in Northern Virginia with her family, her yarn, and her ever-expanding piles of art supplies. She spends a lot of time complaining about mosquitoes and stink bugs. But if you know her none of that will surprise you in the least.

Check out this marvelous idea: http://www.goodreads.com/event/show/8...

I hope a bunch of CraftLit folks can go and represent (I will try to announce it on the next podcast).

ASCD Inservice: Does the Common Core Exclude Personal Meaning Making? Ah, I wondered when this would come up (again). First off, I would like to enter a resounding “duh!” into the do you have your students make personal connections to the text question. Of course. Who doesn’t?   But, let’s be honest—those are the easiest [...]