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Vocabulary and Spelling City: Lovin’ It One Year Later!
It’s been a year since I began using SpellingCity. I have to say that my students and I really enjoy using it. Not only that, but SpellingCity keeps finding new ways to keep my students engaged… more →
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Vocabulary and Spelling City: Lovin' It One Year Later!
wrote 14 hours ago: It’s been a year since I began using SpellingCity. I have to say that my students and I really … more →
Teachers, Targets, and Test Scores!
wrote 1 week ago: My stomach is in knots and I want to scream. I want to hit something. I look at my students’ t … more →
Appreciating Teachers!: My Top 10!
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wrote 1 week ago: Chocolate, gift certificates, and lunch are great! I really do appreciate all the thanks I have rece … more →
When is a PLC, Not a PLC?
wrote 2 weeks ago: I wrote a post with this title in 2011. Fast forward. A couple of weeks ago we were handed a … more →
"My Resume is Ready": Losing Good Teachers!
wrote 2 weeks ago: Not my words. I live and breathe teaching. I really can’t imagine doing anything else, … more →
I'm a Poet, And I Know It! Celebrating National Poetry Month!
wrote 3 weeks ago: I love National Poetry Month! I used to write poetry, maybe I will again some day. But in the meant … more →
Are School Field Trips Becoming Obsolete?
wrote 1 month ago: The 5th grade went to the Blue Rocks baseball game today and we had a blast! I loved interacting wit … more →
Goodbye Creativity and Imagination, Hello Common Core Writing!
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wrote 1 month ago: I was at a meeting this morning, (Yes, another one). This one was about Common Core writing standar … more →
"The Cheating Scandal!" Isn't Cheating a Choice?
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wrote 1 month ago: The original post was written in July 2011. Here we are in 2013, faced with anothercheating scandal … more →
When Learning is the Last Thing on a Student's Mind!
wrote 1 month ago: I decided to fast on Fridays for Lent. I have never fasted before, so this was as big deal for me. … more →
I'm Not Retiring, And You Can't Make Me!
wrote 1 month ago: Are you an “old” teacher? Are you one of those teachers people think they have th … more →
Digital, Yes! Native, No! :The Myth About Digital Natives!
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wrote 2 months ago: “Mom, can I borrow your camcorder?” His next question, “Mom,do you have a flash dr … more →
Math WorkSheets Land:A Different Kind of Worksheet!
wrote 2 months ago: This morning I noticed I was being followed, (on Twitter), by Julia Leonard of MathWorksheetsLand. I … more →
Do I Do That? Teachers in Public!
wrote 2 months ago: At the end of the day, one of my students approached me. “Mrs.M, my mom and I went to a … more →
They Say That School is a Bad Mother...I'm Talkin About Garfield High!
wrote 2 months ago: WELL, WE CAN DIG IT! I admire the teachers of Garfield High so much! What they have done, are … more →
Top 3 Posts of February 2013!
wrote 2 months ago: “I Apologize” An Open Letter to My Students! I am sorry… If You’re Happy and … more →
You Catch More Flies with Honey! Lesson ReLearned!
wrote 2 months ago: It’s funny because I wrote this post in March 2012, and ended the title with the words, … more →
Padlet(Wallwisher) - Innovative Collaboration!
wrote 2 months ago: Happened to visit Padlet today, then saw it mentioned on the blog, Technology Tailgate. So, that was … more →
"I Apologize":An Open letter to My Students!
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wrote 2 months ago: Dear Kids, I am sorry. I am sorry that, yet again, I am placing another test (or assessment if you l … more →
