How to study for a test.
Get a copy of Nancie Atwell's book Lessons that Change Writers. I went to a workshop with her and it was amazing. I think you are looking for...
My classes LOVE The Cay (boy on a deserted island) and The Westing Game (murder mystery).
I don't have one but I want one really badly. :-( I take the one out of the computer lab sometimes when I really need to use it, but it's the...
This happened in my room last week. The student missed one of the two days I showed a video for a book/show compare/contrast essay assignment. I...
We get no money for supplies. The principal orders chalk, whiteboard markers, tape, etc. and it is in a cabinet in our teacher's room. Parents...
I love my Tevas! I have black ones and I can get away with wearing them to work.
The Westing Game, The Cay, The Giver, Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry
I'd just make her do the assignment again, in your presence, on her own time. For my school that would mean during lunch or after school. Why?...
They probably want to, but can't afford it.
Go to the shelters and rescue a dog. You'll find one that you fall in love with, regardless of the breed you're looking for. They have so many...
I think having a Master's hurt me during interviews. I actually had a principal say "you don't have a master's, right?" and then express...
I love my shelter dog! We don't really know what he is though. When we adopted him at 10 weeks they told us he was a lab/newfoundland mix. His...
Our district does not allow us to give work ahead of time. The idea is to get parents to take vacations that line up with the school vacations....
My 7th graders loved The Cay. It's pretty easy reading, but you can get into some tougher topics like prejudice, racism, and friendship if you...
I have a concern about showing it. Too many of my kids were entirely disrespectful during the time leading to the election. It became all about...
I'm 26 and I'm the second youngest (the youngest is 23.) There's a big jump between us and the other teachers (who are 35ish to 65ish. I'm very...
Get some bridal magazines and cut out pictures of styles that you like. Bring those to a few dress shops and ask them to pull dresses for you of...
Our building is almost a 100 years old. Water comes in because the ceiling is separating from the walls. Plaster comes down in chunks. It's not...
We had a workshop on legal issues during a staff development day and they said that it was legal for us to leave the room/kids to use the...
