Hello, spring! The weather may not be cooperating just yet; however, science—and my calendar— tell me spring is here. And like everyone else I know, and I mean everyone I know, I’m ready for a change of season. So today I bring you a super simple springtime craft that can quickly transform a bleak, wintry…
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Time to Solve the Education Budget Crisis
Imagine this: Your classroom is well-prepared. Displays are fresh. Desks and tables are exactly where you want them. Your lesson plans are laid out in detail for the next month. It is the first day you will have students in your room and you are ready, or as ready as you can be, because there’s…
That First Open House
Do you remember your first school open house? Or do I need to ask Dr. Peabody and Sherman for their Wayback Machine again? Because I sure remember mine. Back then, I was the new deputy on the dusty streets of middle school, flush with the power of my own corner classroom and a license to…
That August Mentality
How did I get ready to head back into my classroom as the new school year loomed? By tackling the pile of papers and artifacts left over from the day I brought everything home in June, of course. I was a pro teacher, after all. It was never a huge pile, and nothing had been…