Teaching poetry in middle school is a fun and engaging change of pace. We can get so caught up in our routines of teaching reading,
You’ve made it through all of the reflections, observations, and portfolios and have landed an interview for your first teaching job. Or perhaps you’ve taught
I’ve blogged a lot over the years about Writing Workshop in middle school. Teaching writing to middle school students is no easy feat, so I
February is Black History Month, and it is a time to celebrate African American’s contributions to the United States. However, it’s also a time to
One thing 2020 did for me as a teacher is it forced me to finally learn the ins and outs of technology pieces I had
I have taken maternity leave before. With my first child, maternity leave was fairly simple. I was able to show the long term substitute my
I am officially 12 weeks into my journey as a full-time distance learning teacher. Students in my district had a choice of going full-time in-person
Experts in education are really great at telling teachers what to do. They sell us on an educational theory and get us all excited them.
There is always some tension and worry surrounding the start of the school year. Instead of worrying about the unknowns, I have to focus on
For the last few school years I have shifted my writing instruction from a Writing Workshop approach to more what I would consider a writing
