LIVE Learning Helps Skills Stick
Font created by KG Fonts Learning is something we cannot escape in this lifetime. It happens without us even trying- whether in a formal setting or not. But, there are some lessons that stick with us longer than others and there’s a reason for that. [spp-tweet tweet=”When we DO learning, it sticks. “] Most of my formal…
Read Full PostIs Your Mind Getting in the Way?
One of the greatest qualities of an educator is their will to never stop learning. No matter how long one has been in education, you can find an educator seeking out new opportunities to learn and connect with others in their field. The world of technology has allowed educators across the globe to connect and…
Read Full PostWhat’s on Your TpT Wishlist?
Are you in need of instructional materials for your classroom? You’re in luck! Teachers Pay Teachers [TpT] is having a Cyber Monday (and Tuesday) Sale that you do not want to miss out on because you can save up to 28% by using the code: Cyber2016. Stock up your “wish list” cart today and purchase tomorrow…
Read Full PostThrifty Thursday- 4th Edition
Thrifty Thursday Each week I bring to you helpful tips to become a more effective educator on the Always A Lesson fan page on Facebook. (Give it a quick like by clicking here!) I decided to start grouping my social media posts into a blog post incase you might have missed anything. Time to get caught…
Read Full PostNews Flash: Teachers are Unprepared!
Our nation is in a deep need for teachers- great teachers at that. However, as the years progress, less and less educators are entering our pipeline leaving our classrooms without leadership. That creates a whole bunch of new problems that I won’t go through in this particular blog post. Instead, I want to focus on…
Read Full PostWelcome Baby Lily!
Many of you know that we were blessed with pregnancy in January and have been anxiously awaiting the arrival of our first bundle of joy! Meet our sweet Lily girl: Lillian Elizabeth Bridgers She was born on October 26th, 2016, weighing in at 6 pounds, 10 ounces and 20 1/2 inches long. My husband Adam…
Read Full PostFlipped Learning….for TEACHERS!
How many of you HATE attending staff meetings and/or professional development sessions? I know I do! Well, that is until I found edcamp and flipped learning events. (Are you new to the edcamp scene? Check out my previous posts here: edcampQC madness, edcamp voxer 2015 and edcamp voxer 2016.) What I love about these two…
Read Full PostThrifty Thursday- 3rd Edition
Thrifty Thursday Each week I bring to you helpful tips to become a more effective educator on the Always A Lesson fan page on Facebook. (Give it a quick like by clicking here!) I decided to start grouping my social media posts into a blog post incase you might have missed anything. Time to get caught…
Read Full PostHelp Kiddos Become Word Problem Sleuths!
Being a 3rd grade teacher for years, I know firsthand about the battle that students face with solving word problems. For many students, a paragraph of complicated math concepts and verbiage are enough to send them into an anxiety provoked tailspin. No matter how much I encouraged kiddos to take it sentence by sentence or reference…
Read Full PostDiving into Data- Tracking Systems that Work
Click the image above to snag this product! For the longest time I fought with data practices. I hated the word data. I hated sitting in PD about data. I hated tracking data. I HATED DATA! Now that I got that off my chest, I have a confession to make…. I appreciate data. I mean,…
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