Y'all, it's been TWO MONTHS since I last posted on this blog. Wow. I feel like a major failure (more on this in the future), but sheesh, it's been a crazy few months. Just two weeks after school started, we moved into a rental house with our three nutty and demanding dogs while we finished … Continue reading Great Ways to Grow Your Personal Learning Network
The Importance of Finding Your Village: A Guest Post from Liz Shults
Anyone who's ever spent time teaching - any level- knows that, as a teacher, you are constantly surrounded by people. Young people, old people, boss people, parent people, friend people, not-so-friendly people. PEOPLE ALL THE TIME. Teaching is a people-centric profession. And yet, for an industry so saturated with human interaction, it can be mighty … Continue reading The Importance of Finding Your Village: A Guest Post from Liz Shults
Friday Faves (Finally): Getting Organized
Happy Fall, y'all! (I just happened to make today's image in a fall theme before I even realized it's the first day of fall! It was meant to be!) This week I wrote a post about how I finally got organized this school year (took me long enough! Sheesh). So I thought I'd share some … Continue reading Friday Faves (Finally): Getting Organized
Tools and Practices Teachers can Use to Get Organized
I have found that if I'm not organized, I can't find the balance I need to maintain in order to be a good teacher, wife, or even a good person. I have really had to force myself to get my organization under control this year. We just finished week six of school and it's been … Continue reading Tools and Practices Teachers can Use to Get Organized
Design Thinking as a Back to School Activity
I am a procrastinator--to say the least--so as school was quickly approaching, I began to scramble to put together our first few days. I combed Pinterest, retweeted ideas, organized my Pocket with a BTS category. But still nothing stuck out for me. Thankfully, in mid-July I was part of a grant process that included two … Continue reading Design Thinking as a Back to School Activity
Using GAFE to Delay the Grade: A Guest Post from Chris Miller
So Kristy did a guest blog post for Cult of Pedagogy about delaying the grade. In it she expresses her frustration with students’ “intense focus on the all-important grade.” What bothers her the most is that her feedback goes ignored. We English teachers live this every day. I, too, used to shake my head when, … Continue reading Using GAFE to Delay the Grade: A Guest Post from Chris Miller
Personalities in the Classroom: Insights from Anne Bogel’s Reading People
This summer I was lucky enough to be chosen for the launch team for Anne Bogel's book, Reading People. I'll be honest, when I filled out the interest form, I neither knew what the book was about nor what I would have to do if I made it to the launch team. But I jumped … Continue reading Personalities in the Classroom: Insights from Anne Bogel’s Reading People
Friday Faves 8/11: Back to School Resource Round-up
I have now been back to school with students for three days. Needless to say, I'm exhausted. I'm ready for the weekend (and maybe a drink!), but unfortunately we are packing up our house this weekend, so there's a lot to do. I thought since so many teachers are headed back to school, I'd do … Continue reading Friday Faves 8/11: Back to School Resource Round-up
Reach Out: My Parent Welcome Letter
I know that parents oftentimes don't expect a lot of communication from their child's high school teacher. I am probably an exception. I have found that periodic contact cuts down on the nit picky notes and complaints when parents don't know what's going on. As Wednesday is the first day of school (which translates I'm … Continue reading Reach Out: My Parent Welcome Letter
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