and living life one day- and book- at a time
The literacy specialist who visits our school and district shared with us an article title, “Every Child, Every Day,” that talks about the six things that every student should experience in the ELA classroom every day. She stated that we should strive to have students do those things in our classroom each day. I sat …
Each year with the use of computers in the classroom, the temptation for students to copy and paste straight from the internet becomes greater. Many students don’t know how I can so quickly identify what is their work and what belongs to someone else. Most of the time it is as easy as looking at …
Welcome to another Monday! Let’s get this week started! Goal
It happens. You have the fabulous lesson, and you start to teach, and then something happens and a disruption breaks out. It’s bound to happen when you have 23 students in a room, and 15 of them have learning disabilities or behavior issues. You’re going to expect that to happen. You redirect, move closer to …
I’ve seen bullying in the classroom. I’ve seen one or two students bully another. I’ve seen them start the others in the classroom to follow their agenda toward students. This year, though… My last class period has a student that most seem to target. He is a likable young man. Well-mannered, thoughtful, and polite. He …
This year has been a huge push to analyze student testing data. Every month we gather in a backroom behind the stage with other teachers of the same subject and look at test scores. We discuss why the students aren’t progressing, and we’re asked what we are going to do to change things. Can we …
As an ELA teacher, there are certain things that make me irritated. Most of those correspond with written communication. Over the years, I have developed these dislikes more and more. And yes they go far beyond the misuse of certain words being used incorrectly, such as your, you’re, there, their, its, and it’s. Even beyond …
It’s Monday and here is your Motivation to start the week off on a positive note! Goal I’m getting my Beta Club stuff done. Gratitude I’m thankful that Friday is a Teacher Work Day, and I can catch up on grading essays and planning lessons. Guidance “Education is not the filling of a pot but …
This past week was a rough one. The students started feeling the effects of the full moon days before and for days after. One point, I just stopped and said, “Have y’all lost your minds?” I’ve grown accustomed to redirecting, but this past week in middle school, I must have said sit down about 45,000 …
I had a parent conference not too long ago, and I was asked about my teaching style. I’m adaptive. I know that at times I may have to revamp how I teach my material to my first period class as opposed to my third period honors. I know that even in my first period class, …
