November is Native American Heritage Month

by Comm Center | Equity Resources, HERC, History Social Studies, Language Arts, Library, Native Americans

Native American Heritage Month is here!  As you pick out books to share with students and consult with teachers developing curriculum, check out these helpful resources. The best way to learn about local tribes is to reach out to them directly.  Some of our local...

Redwood Writing Project = Teacher Awesomeness

by erikf | Language Arts

  I got to spend yesterday morning with my people…and by that, I mean the Redwood Writing Project crew.  It is the second week of their two week long Intensive Summer Institute (ISI).  If you aren’t familiar with the organization you can check out their...

READ ACROSS AMERICA! Wednesday, March 2, 2016

by Sandra Gonnerman | Content Area, Language Arts, Library

Don’t miss this great day!  CTA has some great recommendations for activities and books for your school’s READ ACROSS AMERICA. Check out the book recommendations! Check out activities and more! It’s also Dr. Seuss’s birthday, so CELEBRATE with...

TEACH DIVERSE BOOKS! Check out Teachingbooks.net for the BEST book lists and resources!

by Sandra Gonnerman | Language Arts, Library

The opening page of Teachingbooks.net will take you to the page you see here.  Click on “Teach Diverse Books,” and you will find books which have been awarded top honors in several categories.  Not only will you find respectful book lists, but you’ll...

1st Regional STEAM Conference a Success!

by Stacy Young | Arts, Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Networking, STEAM

HCOE held its first STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Mathematics) conference on 1/8-1/9/16. More than 250 educators, administrators, librarians, artists, makers, community and business members attended! Two keynote speakers, Dr. Gary Stager and Dale...

ELA Strategies: Written Conversations by Anne Hartline

by Anne Hartline | Common Core, Content Area, Language Arts

Welcome to my blog! Since this is my first blog post (ever!) I’d like introduce myself. I’m Anne Hartline and I teach 6th grade Language Arts and Social Studies at McKinleyville Middle School. Though my undergraduate degree is in Environmental Sciences, my passion as...