Jobs and Careers
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When Boggle Boards Go Wrong
One of the bulletin boards in my classroom is an extra credit “Boggle Board” assignment. Every Monday, I put up new letters and students have until Friday to submit their Boggle Board worksheet…
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ClassMax is Live!
You. Guys. I know I have been a terrible blogger lately (you should see what kind of mother I have been… Oy…), but the first phase of launching our new digital classroom management…
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One of These is Not Like the Other
So, Chris and I are working on this new classroom management system that we are designing with a web team that we have been lucky enough to put together. Last night, I was…
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If You Want Something Done, You’ve Got to Make It Yourself!
This past December was the end of the first semester at my school. Like most schools, endings of weeks, months, quarters, semesters usually mean reports are due for teachers. I was sifting through…
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Small Goodnesses
Last week, I was hurrying through my 6th period class, counting the minutes until the bell would ring after 7th period. It had been a long day of teaching argumentative writing to 14…
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An Unexpected Lesson of Immanuel
On Friday morning, while in the middle of teaching, I looked down at my email and saw a message from Chris. It said, “I hope you’re having a good morning! I’m kind of…
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Prepare Yourselves for BIG CHANGES.
Big changes are happening right now in my life, guys. BIG. HUGE. So big, in fact, that I haven’t shared them with you because I wasn’t quite sure how it would all work…
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Classroom Tour 2016-2017
Imaginary friends, how I have missed you so! I have been swept up in the back to school craze of pre-planning. By the end of the day, my brain is shot, my feet…
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The Master’s Plan
I have very few regrets in my life. Very, very few. I believe that mistakes and missed opportunities in our pasts help shape and guide us into our futures. Regrets are just part…
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A Family Hero
In my 8th grade language arts classes a few years ago, we used to write essays on the topic, “What defines a hero?” Students spent all quarter studying all different types of heroes,…
