You are probably teaching literature with examples of child abuse. I began looking at literature this year through a trauma-educated lens. It was a disturbing glimpse. A dozen or so…
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12 ELA Blog Posts To Read Before 2020
ELA blog posts. Education blog posts. What is impacting teachers today and in the future? As another year wraps up, I hunted for the blog posts that influenced me as…
How To Survive the End of the School Year
Lately, a recurring question has shown up in my email: how do I survive the end of the school year? Language arts activities for May are here! I’ll be super…
Beating the Winter Blues as a Teacher
Sure, the winter blues might be a cliche, but as a teacher, I need help. I live in Illinois and last weekend, we had over ten inches of snow. I…
Building Professional Relationships
Building professional relationships within schools? I’ve blogged for years about my ideas—always with the caveat that these blog posts are my ideas—what I’ve learned and what works for me. This…
Complete Language Arts Freshmen Curriculum
Download the complete language arts freshmen curriculum. Then… read below to understand the process behind the lesson plans. When I created this language arts freshmen curriculum, I started with the…
What Weight Training Taught Me About Teaching
Weight training… taught me about teaching? It did. For my birthday last year, my husband asked me what I wanted. He almost bought me a purse, but he wasn’t sure.…
Building an Online Presence as an Educator
Building an online presence as an educator, perhaps an online presence for schools? Great, welcome! Teachers collaborate on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and with blogs. What you post as an educator…
Senior Pranks are a Waste of Time
Senior pranks convey the wrong message about our school system. I don’t consider dress-up days (Hawaiian shirts) or matching bracelets senior pranks. Those activities are typically coordinated with the school,…
How to Handle Educational Naysayers
Teachers deal with educational naysayers. Their responses can shape how the public perceives teachers and the public school system. Public education has a situation that exists simple from its arrangement.…