Not going to lie, this is one of the hardest posts I have ever had to write. I am still a bit in shock that it is August and I am not in my classroom every night until 9 pm prepping for another year to start. This is the first
One of the newest movements in education is digitizing classrooms. EdTech reported over a year ago that over 50% of schools would consider themselves 1:1 students to devices, and I am sure that number has only grown since. To be perfectly honest, I wasn’t a big fan when this shift
I think if I were to make a list of the top 10 teacher struggles, pencils and pencil sharpening would definitely make the list. It’s a constant battle – even with high schoolers – to get them to actually show up with a pencil. Many teachers trade personal belongings for
I remember going through my education classes in undergrad, and then grad school, then getting my gifted and talented certification, and always thinking – aren’t we all just overcomplicating this a bit? Let me back up by saying I love learning (see previous post if you don’t believe me) and
I have ALWAYS loved school. I was that kid who asked for a white board for Christmas so I could teach my stuffed animals how to write in cursive. I was that kid who couldn’t wait to open a fresh spiral notebook and begin filling it with notes at the
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