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Celebrating Brilliance and other thoughts on reading, writing, and success in ELA
This morning as I walked into school, a student excitedly greeted me "Mr. Gilson, look at my comic; it's finished!" I was blown away just...
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Big Day-Celebrating Student Success
Tomorrow I will share two sessions at our local teacher's convention on our work in room 157. The first is a look at multimodal...
New Year New Adventure...
I set this site up to help teachers and provide a space to learn together. Lifting Literacy has been a concept that brought together my...
We don't talk about it
This week in Grade 9, we started to dig into #ProjectSpeak. An inquiry-based learning opportunity where students identify a topic they...
NCTE 2022- Multimodal Composition In The Classroom
Where It Began I started looking at multimodal composition when I saw some of the work that Paul Hankins was having students complete. I...
Where did the month go?
I realized that it was October today; I already knew it was October but the realization that it is already October hit me hard. The month...
The Week in Review Aug.29-Sept. 2
Students returned this week and it really has been a whirlwind from start to finish. Classes are very full and just making room to sit...
The final hours
Summer is coming to an end. It has been a restful and weird summer. Starting with Covid we set a tone for just reading, tanning, and...
5 Years
About 5 years ago I was packing up my Elementry classroom in preparation for my move to junior high. I was told that I would be teaching...
Drowning
Sometimes I feel like I am in the ocean, Just floating Peaceful Slowly but surely the water moves a bit more A slight shift at first...
Back to the Poetry
The break is something always needed A moment to breathe To collect myself Tune Out There used to be an excitement in heading back to...
Day Nine- 30 Poems 30 Days
Choosing Joy Sometimes I sit in the morning just staring at the mirror How will the day go So many possibilites The Multiverse of any...
Day 8-30 Poems in 30 Days
I was supposed to write yesterday but it was busy and after getting home from the hospital I just decided to lay down haha so today is a...
Day Six- 30 days 30 poems
Space I saw a news story once The headline read, “Giant Goldfish found in lake” Fish grow to fit their environment Every year we re-pot...
Day Five- 30 Days 30 Poems
No Regrets The Road Not Taken A poem and a life lesson To explore it or not Not every road is open Sometimes we lose our way But the...
Day Four-30 Days 30 Poems
(edit: I wrote this yesterday April 4th but forgot to post) Today I have the day off from the classroom, spending a little time learning...
Day Three-30 Days 30 Poems
Inspire by Befoe the Internet by Phil Kaye Before the Internet Playing football in the school field the only timer was the sun Knee Deep...
Day Two-30 Days 30 Poems
Uncertainty When the unknown seems like an endless expanse of dark Dreams A spark A fire to lead the way Not certain where we are going...
Day ONE-30 Days 30 Poems
Strength It is funny how strength fluxuates Some days I feel like I can move mountains Other days a step feels Impossible In my gym I...
Book Clubs: Building Community with Trust
Over the last few years, I have tried to establish a community of readers and writers. Often times those shared reading experiences have...
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