I have to admit that there is a twinge of jealousy as all of my teacher friends are preparing their classrooms, organizing materials, and preparing to welcome students back from the summer holiday. When I was in the classroom, this is the time every year that I would have to decide which books to read […]
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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. […]
Top 3 Search Engines to Use with Students
Research is when I was probably on the biggest roller coaster of emotion as a teacher. I was so excited to see all my students engaged in topics of their interest, learning and diving in to great thinking and learning. After all, nothing is more inspiring to a teacher than seeing self-motivated children engaged in the […]
Teachers Rock.
Dear Teachers, For all the acronyms you deal with on a daily basis… For all the hours you put in on Pinterest searching for that perfect anchor chart… For all the early mornings and late nights grading and preparing for your students… For all the parent phone calls and conferences you’ve worded just right… For […]
3 Solid Apps for Creating Visuals
I’m not usually a fan of lists of apps. Let’s be honest – how many of those 50 apps in 50 minutes are you actually going to remember, let alone implement in your class? However, I am a fan of well-curated collections of solid apps. To me, “solid” means that I can use it in […]
