Adam Chiocca shares and blogs here.

Good day, With so much digital content out there, in the world today, a little ole' blogger like me, can wonder "Who even reads this stinky blog?"  "There are so many good websites out there, and so many good blogs... how could I ever compete?"  Well, those are valid questions I think.  Over the past month (March 2015), I have been thinking how I can change my blog, so that it's something worthwhile to visit, and read. I guess that I've had a bit of a revelation, of sorts, for how I want to blog, as a teacher, starting now ... hence the title of this post "The beginning of a blog's transformation."  I know that not everyone has the time to sit and read long posts, so I guess, in an effort to keep it appealing and interesting, I need to keep things somewhat brief. At the heart of this revelation, I think, for me, is an idea that I just have to be somewhat honest about what I think is the best course of action, for public education, in Ame...

So proud of our Multicultural Club students, who ran our first ever BHS Henna Week!  The girls applied Henna (Mehndi), the ancient South Asian and Middle Eastern tradition of hand and art design, during both lunches, all week, and at tonight's (3/19/15) BHS Open House!  Great job!

Excellent post. Learning In Burlington: When It Comes To Social Media - I Say Bring On The... : The slide above was the opening slide in a presentation to parents last week at the high school that my children attend. As I sat wai...

So proud of all the students, faculty and staff who make this such a great day! Many thanks, Mr. Chiocca Advisor, Multicultural Club

Ok, it's January, which means it's time for ACCESS Testing.  This is the state mandated testing for ELLs, and it's part of WIDA, under the WIDA Consortium and Standards. At BHS, we will do our ACCESS Testing Monday-Friday, January 26 - 30, 2015.  Check out these links for more information. Dept. of Education, Mass. WIDA

Hello: Is this your first time to my blog?  Welcome!  I don't know if you would be so kind as to revisit in a few weeks or months ... but I'm determined to make this blog better.  I learned from one of my mentors recently, that it's good if your edu-blog can be more than a web log...  and how it might be more exciting if one's blog had resources, links and lots to offer. So... I just learned about curating and collecting resources and sites that one might like, and how your blog can then have more to offer. Ok... so I don't have much more to give tonight, 9/25/14, but I promise ... if you come back soon, I'll be sure to have some resources and links that might help you in your understanding of ELLs and the complex processes behind language acquisition. Thanks, Adam P.S.  Oh, and here's a pic from a recent family vacation destination: the B-ball Hall of Fame! --

Hello Parents/ Guardians/ Families: I hope to see you tonight at our Fall Back to School Night, here at Burlington High (6:30pm - 8:00pm).  Please note that the ELL Classroom is #153, located in the Lower Library.  We are excited to have many new students this year, and I hope to meet many parents tonight. Please also follow me on Twitter; my Twitter Handle (Twitter Name) is @MistaChocka. Kind regards. --