School is out, summer is here, and now it’s time to figure out how to celebrate the solstice! I know, I know. Right now, you're sitting at home, resting after a long year of the "school hustle and bustle". Perhaps…
Have you ever started a school year and were swamped with 1,000+ things to get done? I'm sure designing a yearlong curriculum map was probably not at the top of your "to do" list, after all, there are teacher manuals…
Are you working towards the exemplary traits of an accomplished teacher? Do you want to improve your instructional skills, strategies, and practices? Are you ready to take your pedagogy to the next level? Whether you are a public, private, or…
Technology: Pedagogy You may be a new teacher, even a veteran teacher, and you realize technology usage is not going away. However, you're not quite sure how to use this tool in the classroom. Is it busy work? Should students…
Are you an educator? Whether you teach littles or bigs, public, private, or homeschool your kiddos, read on to get ready for the upcoming school year and be ready to start learning with success!I don't know about you . .…
Have you heard about DonorsChoose.com? This is a crowd funding website where teachers/club organizers can post projects to raise funds for materials that support learning. There are many materials my students need to increase learning opportunities. Before…
We've been studying dinosaurs, and we can't get by without designing a container to protect the dino eggs when falling off those cliffs or down the mountainside. To entice my students for the week, I placed a grapevine wreath, dino-eggs,…
Teaching students about the historical components of Independence Day is part of the United States educational foundation (Spring, 2017). Although we are not in school on this day, I spend time during the school year to discuss the meaning…