Classroom Prep/Set-Up… Planning My Last Few Days 8 Oct 201515 Oct 2015 As my first placement at Mason City High School comes to a close, there are a few things I've done to keep myself organized. One is to make a plan…
American Seminar 11… Even the Best Plans May Fail 25 Sep 20155 Oct 2015 Well, I thought my ideas/lesson on Anne Bradstreet poetry were awesome. And I thought the students would hit the small-group presentations on Bradstreet poetry right out of the park! I…
Assessments… My Grading/Planning System 25 Sep 201529 Sep 2015 Being a teacher can be difficult at times. There's typically 2084305 thoughts going on in your head at once--sometimes it's near impossible to keep it all straight!Continue reading "My Grading/Planning…
Classroom Prep/Set-Up… Pre-Planning the Tuesdays with Morrie Unit 7 Sep 201518 Oct 2015 In the days and weeks leading up to my unit on Tuesdays with Morrie, I did a lot of instructional planning. One of my favorite ways to organize myself and get prepared…
Behavior Management… Classroom Organization – Computer Cards 4 Sep 20155 Oct 2015 Yesterday was my first day of school: 10th and 11th grade English students! Hooray! Going in I was a little nervous, but I had two goals for each period: Get…
Behavior Management… Name Tags! 4 Sep 201521 Oct 2015 One of the first activities I had my new students do is make name tags. Okay, sounds a little elementary, right? Wrong. Even though making name tags on the first…
