The ideas are out there, just find a way to make them work for you!
Most of us probably have our students do presentations from time to time. We have all had students tell us that they are not comfortable doing presentations. We also hear some complaints about group members not pulling their weight during projects. So I've come up with a system to help alleviate both issues: practice presentations! ... Continue Reading →
Last summer I wrote about wanting to start a newsletter to send to my students' parents, but pretty much everything I was finding was aimed at elementary teachers. I did some research (which you can read about here) and took the experience of other teachers to heart. I ended up publishing my very first newsletter... Continue Reading →
Super short post today..... it's back to school time and we are all HELLA busy. (I'm to the point of saying "hella" guys, send help) But doing a little clothes shopping is always part of my back to school plan.... I'm a retail therapy participant, no shame. So when my local LulaRoe rep put on... Continue Reading →
Last year I started an online teacher research group called Teach Pair Share. I am now getting ready to roll out the second year! Last year was a trial run and their feedback really drove how the group works now. Here's the gist: What is Teach Pair Share? Teach Pair Share is a year long, research... Continue Reading →
Cell phones in the classroom... friend or foe? I wrote about this before (check it out here). I still consider myself a phone friendly teacher. They're not going anywhere and students have to learn to use them appropriately. My go to has been having a charging station in an out of the way spots so kids... Continue Reading →
A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of hearing Dr. Jelena Radovic-Fanta discuss her research. She has been studying the women working in the Chilean grape industry. What struck me the most was when she described how motherhood was used as a way to guilt these women into working well beyond the end of... Continue Reading →
Well, it happened again. My seniors made me cry. I never see it coming, and yet the tears always flow. Maybe I bring it on myself, but I'm always so happy for it. Today was my last day of class. Every year I try to send my seniors off with some sort of memento. I... Continue Reading →
I have a student who has had a really tough year (Actually, I have a lot of these students. But let's just stick to this one for today...). Since the start of the school year, she has moved between multiple foster homes and her parent has been in and out of jail. Her attendance has... Continue Reading →
I've said it before. Here it comes again- I love good PD. And some of the best experiences I've had have been between conference sessions, standing in the hall having a conversation about teaching . All of the beautiful moments and ugly problems, talking through them can be so inspiring. So I did a thing... I... Continue Reading →
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