I recently received an email letting me know that now through Saturday August 10, people everywhere are invited to nominate their favorite...

Howdy, folks!  Last week's Celebrity Lesson Plans with Harrison Ford -- and many others submitted by awesome readers -- proved to be a ...

Earlier this week, I presented a new game/challenge for my avid readers -- Celebrity Lesson Plans!   I started the ball rolling with Harriso...

Hey all, it's time for a new game called Celebrity Lesson Plans!  I started this on Facebook, but if you don't have a FB account, th...

Howdy folks, While my wife and I are celebrating our 3rd wedding anniversary today (What material is that?  Horsehair?), I'm putting u...

It's finally here!  The audio book version of Learn Me Good is now available at Amazon.com , audible.com , and iTunes !! No, it's ...

Today is my son Andrew's 1st birthday.  H ere is the video "One Walking Moment", my "mash-up" between Drew le...

Since today is Cinco de Mayo, I'm expecting all the kids to give me margaritas and enchiladas tomorrow at school. Teacher Appreciation ...

I've recently heard something very disturbing from several sources at more than one school here in Dallas.  It involves an alleged chang...

Hey folks, Here at the beginning of March, I'm stepping up to the plate with a few ideas for getting LMG in front of more people. So I...

I've been trying for years to figure out why kids don't do their homework, and I've heard various and sundry reasons.  Here ...

Last year some time (much further away than I'd like to admit), I received an email about a book called Capture the Flag, by Kate Messne...

I had this conversation outside after school today, with a student who is not one of my 4th graders: Kid: I just heard a loud snap, and I ...

Tonight is that happy happy joy joy of nights once again -- Parent-Teacher Conference night.  Here are a few things I will definitely NOT be...

For the past two weeks, we've been hearing a lot about "a sense of urgency" at school.  Mostly how our principal doesn't t...

Let's face it.  Sometimes kids get distracted.  It doesn't always take much.  Here are just a few reasons kids may get distracted i...

While everyone is coming clean, I have a confession to make. I too once used a banned substance to enhance my teaching performance. The har...