About

Welcome to my blog!  If you haven’t already figured out my name is Joe Wood.  :-)  I am a teacher and instructional coach in Northern California, but probably more than anything else I am a learner.  JoeWoodOnline is my place to learn, reflect, and share new ideas, as well as a place to experiment.

Throughout my educational career I have held many titles and taught in a variety of settings.  I’ve been a 2nd grade teacher, a technology coach, a middle school science teacher, and most recently a National Writing Project teaching consultant with Area 3 Writing Project.

Each day, I have the fortunate experience of spending my time helping teachers innovate their instructional practice, making their classroom more relevant and intellectually challenging for their students. Its a great adventure and in many ways I have learned more from the teachers and students I work with than I have probably taught.  This blog is one of my attempts to collect, reflect, and share ideas with some of the hardest working educators I know.  From time to time you might also find my thoughts on an issue or track one of my adventures across the state.

Read something and please post a comment. Comments keep me going!

Joe