My favorite thing about using Chromebooks (my department had shared carts, but one “lived” in my room) was being able to give students quick...
I used the highest level of this with my seniors my last year teaching, and I wished I had found it sooner. It’s called Mechanics Instruction that...
I still look in — this time I posted from Alaska!
If I had carte blanche to develop a writing program in a struggling school, I think I'd go with this: https://www.thewritingrevolution.org/
I taught British literature for years. What novels will you be teaching? You can start with Beowulf, do the General Prologue of the Canterbury...
I retired last June at 64, and while it’s nice not having the daily grind, I do miss teaching. I’m exploring a few part-time options, but we also...
http://ourenglishclass.net/article-of-the-week/#teachers Are you familiar with Kelly Gallagher’s Article of the Week? Here’s a link to how one...
I used it a bit when I had seniors write children’s books. I’m retired now. I believe you can make the submissions public.
You might check out storybird.com.
We’re doing an Alaska cruise and land trip this summer. We did it over 20 years ago when our daughter was little, but this time we’re meeting up...
I subbed for the first time yesterday and came home exhausted! The schools here are on block schedule, and I’m not used to such long periods. I’m...
I retired last June and we moved into a new home in an active adult community. I’m kind of bored. I just signed up to sub in the local high school...
The long expository chapters at the end are challenging. When I taught 1984 and got to Goldstein’s Book, which is very dense and dry, I’d assign...
An alternative to butcher paper is cheap gift wrap from the dollar store. Before I had blinds for the windows in my classroom that looked out on...
Check out the website vacationstogo.com. They offer cruise deals for teachers and also aggregate lots of offerings from different tour operators.
I would have loved to meet Alice — I’ve missed her here. I’d love to meet Teacher Groupie. She’s got mad English skills!
This is happening in my former school. I’m pretty sure I picked a good time to retire. Over the past 15 years I also noted a big decline in...
What grade level?
If the floor is a hard surface, basic stick-on felt pads on the bottom of each leg would be a cheap solution. I can’t imagine a classroom full of...
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