As I finish out my 24th year as a teacher, it is always bittersweet to watch my students take the last step in their transition to becoming 8th graders. Of course, I am proud of their accomplishments, but I will miss all of the learning and …
My favorite school days are the ones that find us in a bit of a routine, when my middle school students are to the point where they are energized and enthusiastic while knowing procedures and classroom expectations. One project that has exemplified this glorious balance has …
Before I became a parent, my classroom was loaded with goodies. During my first few years of teaching, my sister worked for Hershey’s Chocolate, and my students were able to greatly benefit from her kind donations to our classroom. Needless to say, they were less …
Do you use Google Slides in your classroom? All of my middle school students are issued Chromebooks at the start of the year, and my teammates and I utilize digital resources in Google Classroom on a daily basis. As a teacher author, I’ve also created …
Back to School 2020 is challenging, to say the least. A few of the questions that I have been asked over the course of the last few weeks… Is your classroom ready? Do you know what the district’s plan will be? Do you feel safe …
I hope this post finds you well and adjusting as much as possible to this “new normal” that we seem to have been thrust into. To be completely honest, I am struggling. I am an extroverted, structure-loving teacher. And this holed-up, we-aren’t-quite-sure-when-things-will-get-better way of life …
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