Autumn is one of my favorite times of year. I love the crisp air, hot spiced apple cider, scarecrows, pumpkins, and colors. Today I have assembled 10 of my favorite Autumn quotes, for you to enjoy. I’m off to grab a pumpkin spice coffee! Yum 🙂 [wds id=”2″] One of my favorite ways to encourage my […]
Save Classroom Wall Space With Word Wall Books!
I must admit that I have a love-hate relationship with Word Walls. What’s not to love about how students can use the word walls to assist in writing, and practice reading high frequency words? Nothing! Except how much room they take up. I have one large bulletin board in my classroom for hanging my word wall […]
The Best Kept Secret on Google: Dictation! … And How to Do It!
This may be the best kept secret on Google! Yesterday I was talking to 2 special education teacher friends of mine after a long day. Each of us has students who are great story tellers, but reluctant writers. We were discussing strategies for encouraging them to participate in Writers Workshop. I told them that I let students use the voice-to-text feature […]
You can Do It! Strategies for Surviving Your First Year Teaching
Surviving your first year teaching can be tough. Today I thought I would share with you a few things I wish I’d known when I was in my first year teaching. Teaching is a rewarding profession, but at times it can be extremely challenging. Over the years I have enjoyed the opportunity to mentor a few new teachers […]
Carrberry Creations Principles of Education Blogs for Teachers
Trial by fire, that seems to be a large part of our experience as teachers. We learn by our struggle to succeed with new challenges in the classroom. Education blogs for teachers should help us to overcome our struggles, but they should help us to do so much more. Encouragement in our teaching endeavors is […]
5 Easy Ways I Increase Student Success With Puzzles
It seems I am always battling my classroom schedule and trying to fit it all in. No matter how many minutes they add to our day each year (30 minutes more over the next 3 years) it just never seems to be enough. That is why I am always on the hunt for ways to […]
5 Quick & Easy Ways to Inspire College Readiness
Inspiring college readiness isn’t always as easy as teaching the standards. It’s no secret that the Common Core Standards are designed to help students become “college ready” by the time the graduate high school. It is a beautiful ideal. A few years ago in my school we designated a couple days a month to be […]
Dr. Martin Luther King’s Dream For Detroit Public Schools
On June 23, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led 125,000 marchers in Detroit’s Walk to Freedom. It was known as the largest civil right demonstration to that date. After the march Martin Luther King spoke to the crowds, delivering a precursor to his famous I have a Dream speech. America has come far in the […]
Teach Kids to be Thankful this holiday with Stone Soup
This time of year, teachers get a wistful look in their eyes as we think back to days gone by, when social skill were as much a part of our curriculum as the 3 R’s. We know that social skills are important, and that many of our students could benefit from a bit of […]
How You Can Leave Sub Plans and Actually Stay Home
Teaching may be one of the only professions where it can be more work to stay home sick, than to just suffer through and go to work. Writing good plans for a substitute teacher can feel like an impossible task when you are sick. Today I’m going to share with you some tips and […]