I'm recently back from presenting a school inservice and an author day at the Kateri School in the Kahnawake Mohawk Reservation in Quebec.  Second graders in Ms Fran's class created a stunning welcome banner  — my first in the Mohawk language.  I just have to share:

 In other news, in my Monday Mini-Lesson Newsletter (February 22 — see all archived newsletters to the right) I stressed the importance of modeling writing for students.  Danielle Hamblin, principal of the Central School in G...