We hope you had a fabulous first week of school! Isn’t it great to have a long weekend after the first week of school? It’s like someone knew that, regardless of whether you had a great first week or a trying first week, teachers needed an extra day to recover! Maybe you did the whole […]
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It’s back-to-school time! You are probably working in your rooms, getting everything just right for Meet the Teacher night and making sure you know what you’re going to teach the first few days of class. You are probably going to in-services, trying to soak in as much knowledge as you can before the year starts. […]
Book Review: The Screaming Staircase and W.A.R.P.: The Reluctant Assassin
The Screaming Staircase, by Jonathan Stroud W.A.R.P.: The Reluctant Assassin, by Eoin Colfer Why I Picked Them Up: The primary reason for reading these two books is for the 2015 Battle of the Books. The secondary reason is that my husband and I were going on a 14 hour drive to visit my parents and needed […]
Book Review: Lincoln’s Grave Robbers, by Steve Sheinkin
Why I Picked It Up: To be honest, I thought I was getting an historical mystery. I LOVE a good historical mystery! But, the thing about history is that it is made up of stories, and so while it wasn’t what I expected, I loved it! Why I Finished It: Mr. Sheinkin has done what […]
Book Review: Half Upon a Time, by James Riley
Why I Picked It Up: Fairy tales. Actually, it goes back a little further than that. In preparation for one of our most popular sessions, Jessica was at the bookstore and I got a text with a picture of this book cover. Beanstalk, kid in a tunic, a play on the traditional fairy tale opener – […]
Smash-able App: ThingLink
This is quite possibly one of the most versatile apps/websites ever invented. Bold statement? Yes. But so true! Two weeks ago, I had the opportunity to work with teachers on two different campuses during their planning periods to suggest ways to incorporate more student technology. ThingLink was at the top of the (short) list I shared […]
