There have been a few changes since we last talked.  We have hired a new Director of Elementary Education.  Ms. Sajovec and I will be working closely together to promote overall li[...]

For National Poetry Month, students in Ms. Salsbury’s 7th grade Language Arts classes at Horizon Science Academy Columbus Middle School increased their awareness of and appre[...]

This past spring (2014) Concept English invited Mr. Brian Pete of Robin Fogarty & Associates to provide a mandatory 2 hour ELA workshop. Teachers were actively engaged in activ[...]

On our recent trip to the Toledo Professional Development, Esther Mossing, Coordinator at HSA Toledo, shared what me what her staff has been doing with close reading. HSA Toledo ha[...]

The holidays have come and gone and as we return to our respective schools  it is worth taking the time to reflect on the start of the 2013/2014 school year. Here are  a few of our[...]

For over ten years I worked with my school counselor to prepare students to write the personal statement and the common application for college.  Along the way I have learned a few[...]

According to NCTE, a student should: Develop proficiency with the tools of technology Build relationships with others to pose and solve problems collaboratively and cross-culturall[...]

With Common Core we need to rethink and reshape how we deliver our instruction.  However, there is good news for those of us who have used the writing process and set up WriterR[...]

This summer I was presented one of the largest challenges of my now 10 year teaching career with Concept Schools.  My Concept Department Head, Andy Flaherty, presented our English [...]