Educational Blog

WordPress.com presents 2012 in blogging Annual Report Happy New Year from WordPress.com!   Crunchy numbers 600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about 7,600 views in 2012. If every person who reached the top of Mt. Everest viewed this blog, it would have taken 13 years to get that…

My school recently implemented a school-wide initiative in which all staff members are able to reward classes that follow school rules. We call this “Pawsitive Paws.”  This is to encourage knowledge and application of school rules. (1. I am SAFE. 2. I Am Respectful. 3. I Am a Learner.) Each staff member is stocked up…

As I am home in Connecticut for the holidays, I am overwhelmed with the support and love for those who lost their lives at Sandy Hook Elementary this month. In visiting Newtown, CT it is evident that no one forgets what happened in their small, quaint town. Below are pictures I was able to take during my…

In the spirit of the Holidays, I am reminded of an important gift I give and receive daily. Thank you to Stephanie over at Teaching in Room 6 for this awesome blog post idea. She is right. With all that is going on in teaching lately (mostly negative), it is very easy to lose sight…

My, oh my… what is happening in my teacher world? Lots of CHANGE! You know, change can be good (most times, hehe). I have worked for two wonderful schools under 2 principals and 2 assistant principals at each school… making a grand total of 4 Principals and 4 Assistant Principals. Why does this happen? I…

I recently had the opportunity to work for a nationwide initiative called the Teaching New Teachers Project [TNTP]. TNTP has locations across the United States that help career changing adults successfully become classroom teachers in the neediest classrooms. Their locations have the title TEACH, followed by the city name. For example, I had the pleasure…

Technology has changed the way I teach. There are just some things I cannot live without. Below I have compiled the resources I use on a daily basis and that have transformed the way I teach and my students learn. (FYI: the Screen Capture button on my computer does not work, so I had to…

There are many schools of thought on how to group students. In the first few years of my teaching career, I grouped students in even pods with 50% girls and 50% boys. At the time I thought this was my best attempt at behavior management. As I grew as a teacher I realized my groupings…

My students recently had the opportunity to meet a children’s author via SKYPE! Through the blogging world, I came across Kate Messner who is a children’s author. I visited her website and found out she meets with schools regularly to talk about the writing process and all that is involved with being an author “behind-the-scenes.”…

  I have such a love for books! It started when I was a child and my parents read to me before I fell asleep each night. I had lots of favorite picture books, but as I got older my love of reading turned towards education. I read A LOT. But I cannot say I…