Lately, I've felt like a private eye snooping around looking for evidence of great teaching in my school to highlight as my Other Teacher Feature. I never have to go very far. Our school is divided into three distinct sections: the building, the "new" building ...
If you've been following me for a few posts, you already know some things about me. I'm a part-time neat freak, I love to write and in the words of Doug Heffernan, I likes me cookies. <--I actually need to do something about that last one. I'm also a ...
I'm willing to bet that you've heard more than one kid say, "I don't know what to write about". Despite compiling lists in writer's notebooks, reading a great model text, brainstorming sessions that take up the whole board and cartwheeling across the classroom ...
Every.Single.August my husband and I have the same conversation:Me: These kids are good and all, but they're not like last year's class. Hubs: You say that every year. Me: No I don't. I mean, these kids are good and cute, but last year's class had so much personality, ...
If my mother was here to see that I was a guest blogger on a site called "The Organized Classroom", she'd certainly have something to say about it. She was never one to mince words. My husband also thinks it's pretty darn funny. I have to admit, I'm a little ...
Yesterday I wrote about an interesting little social experiment that I was conducting. <--That actually sounds way more formal that it really is. Honestly, I was just surprised to see how much teachers really enjoy being noticed for their hard work. Who would ...
Staying focused on the sunny side of things in education is sometimes a battle. It's not my students, my class, my school. It's all of the other junk that gets in my head when I allow myself to pay attention to sound bites from the news or I read about budget ...
As a fairly new teacher blogger, I've been overwhelmed with how openly other teacher bloggers have welcomed me into the fold. I started this blog as a way to keep my focus on the positive during the most trying times I've ever been a part of as an education professional. Between ...
There is very strange phenomena I've been witness to for many years. It's called Sticky-Kid-Finger Syndrome. As a teacher, I'm sure you've witnessed it as well. A seemingly clean kid uses a pencil at small group. You go to put it away and it's sticky! A child ...
Each school has their own distinct challenges when it comes to parental involvement. I've worked at a school where I sat at Open House, alone in my room, wondering if a single parent would venture in. I've worked at a school where about half of the parents attended ...
For a while this year, I'm sure my students' parents thought I had a serious Oreo habit. It seemed like every week I was asking them to send in more packages of America's Favorite Cookie. While I'll admit I did sample a cookie or two (gotta maintain quality control) ...
Anyone who knows me at all knows that I am not a rough-it-in-a-tent kind of girl. I appreciate the beauty of nature, but I'd rather admire it from afar. Like in a climate controlled hotel room with a great view. That being said, I do love ...
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