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…
Teacher Tips Quick Tip – Jeopardy Game 3 Sep 201516 Sep 2015 I just made a post about a jeopardy game I created today for my students:Â Easy-Peasy Jeopardy Game I wanted to give some basic information about creating a game because it's…
Teacher Tips A Great Vocabulary (and Reading) Resource! 1 Sep 201516 Sep 2015 Wow! Things are really starting to get crazy as summer winds down and school starts up again. As I've been preparing for student teaching (which starts at the end of…
Pre-Secondary Teaching What Three Weeks with Kindergartners Taught Me, a Secondary Ed. Teacher 7 Aug 201516 Sep 2015 Yesterday afternoon wrapped up my last day, last week of the Lake Mills Elementary School Summer Camp, a part-time summer teaching position I decided to take to push myself completely out of…
Differentiation / Accommodations… Dealing with the ‘D’ Word 17 Jul 201517 Sep 2015 Back in mid-May, I visited Four Oaks in Mason City, Iowa, which is a live-in treatment facility for struggling youth. As stated on their website, Four Oaks provides: "prevention, intervention and…
