I love when ideas simply present themselves, almost without my conscious thought. In fact, I have noticed...
Bright sunshine, balmy breezes, stuffy classroom, worn workbooks, antsy students, dreamy teacher—it’s...
I offer you a strange story without a clear ending. My perspective goes like this: Just as I pulled away from...
Education has many acronyms such as ELL, ADHD, ESSA, and CCSS (English Language Learner, Attention Deficit...
Many teachers assume high-school students already have good study skills. I mean, how hard can it be to read...
“Is today journaling?” eagerly asks my little student, a non-native English speaker. “Yes!” Their cheers...
Photo by Tanya Gorelova from Pexels “Ok, class, open your reading books to ‘Candy Pills for the Stomach.’...
It’s that time of year when many of us find ourselves thinking forward. It’s finally time to turn over that...
Photo by cottonbro from Pexels “Tomorrow we don’t have school, because the teachers come to work. Monday when...
Perhaps you, like me, would like to be one of those noble teachers with a classroom pet. You've heard the...
When I think back to when I was in school, I think science was my least favorite subject. It didn’t make...
We know the iGeneration refers to those who grew up with the knowledge of technology. Does it also suggest...
Planners and I have a long and troubled relationship. I used to use the old Rod and Staff planner/gradebook...
Harnai port, India by Cj.Samson/Wikimedia Commons Lucinda continues the series of stories of Christian...
A bit over a year ago, I was introduced to a new spelling curriculum: Words Their Way . I like it! It takes a...
I recently returned from a choir tour on which I had the privilege of visiting four other schools, talking...
Recently, I became aware of how deeply I fear not having enough time to do all that needs to be done at...
I have long been fascinated with Booker T. Washington and his methods of education as displayed at the...
“Who is my neighbor?” When the lawyer tempting Him asked this question, Jesus responded with the story of the...
“A charge to keep I have… to serve the present age, my calling to fulfill. O may it all my powers engage to...
