By Mark Heintz This semester I put more emphasis on students reading to gain an understanding of the content and writing to prove their un...

By Mark Heintz Elk Grove High School teachers have engaged in peer observation groups (POGs) for the past seven years.  Being a part of...

By Mark Heintz As part of the new year, I made a resolution to share my classroom on Twitter this year. I feel one of the roles of a tea...

By Linda Ashida Your students need to synthesize information from varied sources--complex texts even--to defend a claim or hypothesis, ...

By Linda Ashida The Collab Lab is very excited about our recent professional learning adventures using Periscope and Google Hangout to ...

By Linda Ashida Live streaming isn't new, but the Collab Lab has recently been exploring innovative ways to use this technology to exp...

By Linda Ashida Imagine collaborating with colleagues across schools, visiting their classrooms, and engaging in professional learning c...