Forest City Middle School… Introductory Letter to Parents/Guardians 4 Nov 20157 Nov 2015 Just like I did in my first student teaching placement at Mason City High School, I wanted to introduce myself to students and parents and send them something that would…
8th Grade Reading… Integrating Hunger Games Movie Clips 23 Oct 201529 Oct 2015 My eighth graders finished the Hunger Games today. Boy, did I forget how heart-wrenching the ending of the first book was! In addition to the Character Symbol activity I had them…
Book Club… Connecting to Book Club 22 Oct 201523 Oct 2015 When I started my second placement, my cooperating teacher was in her last week of meeting with the second round of Book Club students. These kids would switch the first…
Assessments… Old Man and the Sea Thesis Statements 24 Sep 201518 Oct 2015 The next objective for my Honors 10 students was to write a thesis statement. In the class before, they had (on their own) brainstormed topics to write their research papers…
Integration of Technology… Student-Teacher Collaboration – Hooray for Google Docs! 23 Sep 201528 Sep 2015 This year is my first time time using Google Docs/Google Classroom, and I have to say I'm very impressed! What I love most about the program is the ability for…
Assessments… Is Love Rational or Irrational? [Part 2] 22 Sep 201518 Oct 2015 This lesson is a follow-up to Is Love Rational or Irrational? [Part 1], which is primarily focused on the question of love being rational or not. Continue reading "Is Love Rational…