It's almost the end of January, that time when New Year's resolutions tend to fall by the wayside. Instead of giving up on them altogether, why not reboot them into a goal that will apply to your teaching life and improve your workplace mentality? Take the typical resolutions, and turn them on their heads! Don't… Continue reading Resolutions Reboot- Making Your Resolutions Meaningful
Category: High School
My Clean Classroom Challenge Experience- How I took back my space
This past week, I took part in Building Book Love's Clean Classroom Challenge. It was such an uplifting experience that I wanted to share it with others so that you might get some joy from it as well. A little background I have a very neat classroom. I pride myself on creating a unique space… Continue reading My Clean Classroom Challenge Experience- How I took back my space
Word of the Year- LIT: Why It’s Perfect For Me
It's the beginning of January, and that only means one thing- time to pick your word of the year. When I first started seeing this trend, I felt like I was not being a good human. I pretty much just try to keep my head on straight most of the time, and all these people… Continue reading Word of the Year- LIT: Why It’s Perfect For Me
Can you teach an 8th grader?- What it takes to be a secondary teacher
Full disclosure: My new obsession/go-to-Netflix-binge is The Great British Baking Show. There are several reasons why I think this show is utter genius. I learn something new every time I watch. Dough lamination is a thing, choux pastry is not shoe pastry, people like to use passionfruit A LOT, biscuits are cookies, and "I need… Continue reading Can you teach an 8th grader?- What it takes to be a secondary teacher
The Highs (& Lows) of the Holidays in Secondary
Merry Christmas! Happy Hanukkah! Blessed Kwanzaa! It's the holiday season, a very strange time for most teachers. In elementary, I'm guessing they are making craft ornaments for parents to treasure and learning numbers by gluing cotton balls on Santa's beard. I'll bet there's a lot of glitter happening right now. I mean A LOT. And… Continue reading The Highs (& Lows) of the Holidays in Secondary