Now that the first weeks of school are in the books, principals will begin scheduling classroom observations. On a full-cycle evaluation year, I am observed three times throughout the school year. This includes two scheduled observations and one that is not scheduled in advance. Despite …
Friendships are a big part of growing upādeveloping them, growing them, and maintaining them.Ā Being a middle school teacher, mom, wife, sister, daughter, coach, and friend, I find that friendship themes are a focus in many of my school days.Ā If you teach upper elementary to middle …
America has had plenty of tragedies that are not easy to explain to our children. 9/11 is one of those events, but it is also an important part of American history. Will you be teaching about September 11th this year? If you are thinking about …
As a middle school ELA teacher, I am always in search of resources that best meet the needs of my readers. Having a good selection of novels and a diverse set of reading comprehension activities are two ways I incorporate differentiated instruction into my language …
I am obsessed with ways to make learning as fun as possible for students.Ā “If you are bored as the teacher in your classroom, your students probably are too!”Ā This quote from Kayla Delzer from Top Dog Teaching makes me consider my planning for each school week. …
It is 3 AM, and you hear your child’s feet running to the toilet and barely making it before vomiting, which wakes you from a dream you were too tired to even know you were having because you are a teacher! As a teacher, you …
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