Another Snow Day and MCL!

Oh yes, we had another snow day today. Where do I live? You guessed it, in the 8-14 inch range! We have gotten a ton of white stuff this winter. I think we could have gone to school today, it seems that the snow started later in the day. However, I'm not complaining. I realize that making that decision must be tough. I'm hoping to get to school tomorrow but who knows if I will. I can say that I am excited for SPRING! :)

I wanted to give a little bit of an update on a book I finished reading over vacation. I'm sure it's one many of you have read before, however, I wanted to share my thoughts on it. Over vacation I read Inevitable: Mass Customized Learning by Charles Schwahn and Bea McGarvey.

I've learned about MCL through discussions with other fellow teachers but I wanted to read this book to get the information direct from the source. I read it within two days and could no put it down! I would love to try to begin piloting some MCL in the classroom beginning next year. Has anyone done any MCL in the classroom? Is your school already doing it? I'd love to talk to other teachers that have had experience with this. A disadvantage that I'm facing with MCL is at our school we have little to no technology. It really can be a challenge to keep "up to date" and "cutting edge" when you do not have the resources you need.
Like I said earlier, please leave a comment if you've had any experience with MCL. I'd love to hear what you're doing in your classroom!

Get the SCOOP on our reading!

How will our fifth graders do on their reading for the month of March? Our goal is to have everyone read AT LEAST 4 books! Each student has an ice cream cone. Once a student finishes a just right book they choose an ice cream scoop (flavor of their choice :)) and add it to their cone! After this picture was taken I decided to add an ice cream cone for myself, my student teacher, and all of my ed techs! Modeling reading behavior is so important! Perhaps once we've filled our ice cream cones we can have a special treat for our fifth graders?? (hmmmm.. :))
 I'll post a picture at the end of the month to show our SCOOPS of success!!!