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permaculturenews.orgTeaching has always been something I’ve wanted to do since I was 8 years old. I always knew I was going to be a teacher when I grew up. I started teaching about 7 years ago. I came in wide-eyed, full of ideas, and overflowing...
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This week was quite the whirlwind. I could not for the life of me keep track of what day was what! Whew! So we started off the week with the students creating their own multiplication videos. I split the kids into groups of three, and...
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Like most people growing up was full of ups and downs. I grew up in a house full of turmoil. My parents fought every day, my dad drank daily, if not hourly, and wasn't home too much, and I never felt like I fit in...
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Wow! This week was JAM PACKED with awesomeness! Even writing this post it feels like some of these things happened weeks ago!Ok so first off let me make clear that I have 3 classes (a total of 75 students). So when I get to do...
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As I've said in previous blog posts music inspires. Music is a huge part of my life...
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Week two was a great trip! After a week one full of some ups and some downs, it was nice to feel like I was getting more in the swing of things with Week 2.We officially started flipping this week! Kids had two videos they...
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Been wanting to blog about this for a little over a week now, and the inspiration just hit me today so here goes.image courtesy of mathieujang.comOne of my best friends, and someone I consider my brother, Brad Waid (@TechBradWaid) recently wrote a blog post called...
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Week one of another school year is down in the books! Whew, to say I'm exhausted is an UNDERSTATEMENT! I'll try to get all my thoughts down...
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So many of my Tweeps have been sharing some of their favorite tech tools that they use in their classroom so I figure I might as well too! In no particular order here are my favorite tools to use with my students and a few...
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This post is probably going to be the most personal post I've written. But for me sharing through writing is cathartic so I need to write this out. This past week a tragedy happened within my school family and within my personal family's life. To...
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