When I moved from teaching public school to teaching at a charter, there was a definite learning curve for the amount of parent communication that was expected. When I taught at a public high school, I was lucky to have 10 parents attend an open house or meet the teacher event. It just didn't happen.… Continue reading I Love Parent Contacts! Keeping Track of Parent Communications
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You’re So Lucky You Get Summers Off! Wrangling Summer Teacher Guilt
I'm on a mini-vacay at my dad's house in a small Texas town called Comfort. It's wonderful here because it's out in the country, there are backroads, trees, a river, and really nice people, and I can walk around town without worrying that a student will impinge on my "me time". My dad owns a… Continue reading You’re So Lucky You Get Summers Off! Wrangling Summer Teacher Guilt
YA Author Spotlight- Mr. Neal Shusterman
About 10 years or so ago, I had the luck to work with an awesome librarian that had a fantastic idea- book an author to come and speak with the students, and make sure every kid had been exposed to one of his novels. To my everlasting delight, she scheduled Mr. Neal Shusterman to come… Continue reading YA Author Spotlight- Mr. Neal Shusterman
I might be too old for this…- Navigating Social Media Marketing
In March of 2017, a colleague told me that I should post something on TPT because it was so great, and she thought other people would want to use it. In her words, "Why not give it a shot?" Fast forward to now. I've been bitten by the entrepreneurial bug, so to speak, and… Continue reading I might be too old for this…- Navigating Social Media Marketing
Everybody’s a Critic- Literary Analysis for Secondary English
One of the things I haven't addressed with a project before this year is literary criticism. Since I'm teaching freshmen this year at my school, one that allows me plenty of autonomy, I thought I would try to find something besides the requisite essay for my students to do as an assessment. Well, there wasn't… Continue reading Everybody’s a Critic- Literary Analysis for Secondary English