Junk Art When April rolls around, one of my favorite Earth Day activities is making Junk Art with all kinds of small recycled items. 1 Apr 2022 Gini Musmanno Creative Writing, Earth Day, Education No Comments Permalink Read Post
Study Practices: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly In spite of what most students think, certain very common study practices are not very effective. 1 Mar 2022 Gini Musmanno Education, Study No Comments Permalink Read Post
Bully Tales At first his choice for independent reading surprised me—the incongruity was truly shocking, and very few sixth-graders made this choice. The more I thought about it, however, I drew a few conclusions. 1 Feb 2022 Gini Musmanno Education, Independent Reading, Learning Lessons From Students No Comments Permalink Read Post
Under The Blotter: Engagement Questions But I have kept these particular reading engagement questions under my desk blotter for many, many years—so many that I don’t even know who did the research, but I do know these questions are effective at improving reading motivation, in the person who responds, AND in those who listen to those responses, as in, my students, in my classes. 1 Jan 2022 Gini Musmanno Education, Independent Reading, Parent No Comments Permalink Read Post