Events: Workshops that Work!
2018-2019 Teaching Reading Effectively Get Your Teach On Future Plans Mental Health First Aid (for Youth) Bossed Up Boot Camp
Books: Life Companions
Supernormal Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy and The Feeling Good Workbook
Best Classroom Reads of 2018-2019
Chapter Books Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt and Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper For these two books, my students and I did a "no-pressure novel study." I read aloud while they either followed … Continue reading Best Classroom Reads of 2018-2019
The Power(less) Struggle
As 3rd quarter has winded down, I have felt that my students and I have been on each others' last nerves, and have even drifted apart in some ways. After giving them one of my "actions speak louder than words," speeches earlier this week, I felt more stuck and frustrated than ever. I spoke to … Continue reading The Power(less) Struggle
Teacher Hats
Teachers have to wear a lot of hats, and wear them well. The curriculum serves as one of the many vehicles my students and I use to arrive at destinations that are not necessarily academic. I think of my job as helping to mold kids to be good people that have a passion for learning … Continue reading Teacher Hats
Teacher Time
Many people see teaching as a secure, predictable career that has benefits such as having summers off and finishing the work day at 3:00. Admittedly, long before becoming a teacher, I too was guilty of having drastically inaccurate ideas about what the life of a teacher looks like. The reality is much different. How do … Continue reading Teacher Time
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