I was tickled to learn the work "abecedary" recently. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/abecedary Even more ticklis...

Wear the Cape proudly welcomes our first guest blogger!  Jeni Cass is caped teacher from a charter school in San Diego. Jeni truly does wear...

Last week I talked about using UPPERCASE Magazine and their focus on "sticky things" as mentor texts . I also alluded to the fact ...

UPPERCASE Magazine, Issue No. 18, "Cut it Out" is all about collage. Yup.  you read that correctly, collage. It's a beautful m...

I remember my thinking clearly. I had gotten it into my head that I was meant to be a motorcyclist. My dad had instilled the appropriate...

Okay, I admit it.  I have been a hypocrite.  Ooooh, what an ugly word.  I even looked up synonyms to try to soften the blow, but no.  That...

It's Leadership Day at Dangerously Irrelevant!  To celebrate the author has given a throw down: On  Thursday, August 15, 2013 , blog...