by Phil | Jul 2, 2016 | Books, Education, Ideas, Social, Tips
Last November, I traveled to Minneapolis for the NCTE annual conference in Minneapolis. It was one of the best conferences I ever attended. My Personal Learning Network (PLN) came to life. I got to in-person meet so many of the friends and colleagues I’d been...
by Phil | Dec 8, 2015 | Books, Ideas, Social
If you’ve seen the book trailer for my middle grade novel, A WHOLE NEW BALLGAME, you know who Reece is. Well, Reece needs our help. Reece Simmons is a fifth grader at Hamilton Elementary in Cypress-Fairbanks ISD in Texas. He was one of the students who helped...
by Phil | Nov 30, 2015 | Cool Finds, Ideas, Memories, Social
A WHOLE NEW BALLGAME is for Erin. Erin is Erin Murphy. Erin’s my agent. In the acknowledgments, I wrote: The words — “listening to the music of the moment” and “our name is our virtue” — are from Jason Mraz’s,...
by Phil | Nov 16, 2015 | Education, Ideas, Social
Boo-yah!! Hootie-Hooooo!! This week, I’ll be at the National Council of Teachers of English Annual Convention in Minneapolis, Minnesota. I haven’t attended NCTE in several (many) years so I’m super pumped. So many from my online PLN (Personal...
by Phil | Jun 27, 2015 | Equality, Ideas, Memories, Social
It is so ordered. Friday June 26th, 2015 will forever be one of those circle the calendar days. One aspect I’ll never forget is the outpouring of love on social media from the kidlit community. It touched me deeply. So here is a sampling — a most...
