Our school is out for summer break. I started the break with a class “Teaching with the Brain in Mind.” I learned lots of valuable teaching strategies to implement in my classes next year. I have been reading Laura Robb’s books about teaching reading. She is great! I am looking forward to differentiating instruction. [...]
Our school has been on spring break this week. Lots of teachers and students are taking vacations. It seems like we all needed a break from each other and the stresses that come with middle school. When school resumes on Monday, there will only be 8 weeks left. Students will be finishing their magazine projects [...]
We had a holiday from school on Monday, February 16, for Presidents’ Day. I went to Destin, Florida, to visit my parents who are wintering there for three months. I took an extra day off of school, so there was a substitute in our classroom.
This week we have read myths from ancient Greece. The lessons [...]
I flew home to Nebraska with my husband on Saturday, Dec. 20, to celebrate the holiday with our children, our siblings, and my parents. We were in Omaha, Lincoln, and Columbus, NE over the seven day visit. Of course Santa Claus was good to everyone and we got to visit friends and family that we haven’t [...]
I arrived in Nebraska to the heat and humidity. It is so much hotter with the humidity than what I am used to in Las Vegas. I spent 4 days with my son because he had his wisdom teeth extracted. He couldn’t eat solid food for awhile, so I made mashed potatoes and spaghetti for [...]
Next week I’m going home to Nebraska to visit my kids and parents. I’ll be there 2 weeks and plan to see many old friends as well.
I just finished reading about Socratic discussion and I hope to implement this in class. Now I’m reading about adolescent literacy in a book edited by Kylene Beers, Robert [...]
I was on holiday last week to New York City. My family met in the city for tourist activity. My husband and I arrived at JFK airport on Wednesday, July 2, jumped on the air train, then transferred to the subway to make our way into Manhattan and our hotel. I actually was handicapped traveling [...]
