We are not the sameI covered a science class earlier this week. I made a point to tell the students every wonderful thing they did. Thank you for having your…Sep 12, 2021Sep 12, 2021
Let the Fire Out… a littleI just read Ari Christine’s “Teaching is a Woman: Why I Closed My Classroom Door” and it resonated. I am not in the classroom and I know…Aug 28, 2021Aug 28, 2021
Classroom Management or Social Skills?For about two weeks, I have been guest teaching sixth- and seventh-graders in essentials math. Students in “essentials” are accessing the…Jul 25, 20212Jul 25, 20212
Spelling Tests and EncyclopediasThose weekly spelling tests taught me how to study. I grouped words that followed a pattern. I made up mnemonics with rhythms, with…Jul 14, 20211Jul 14, 20211
