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'The Big Picture' Chapter Summaries
The Big Picture Chapter Summaries - Directions This is a word processing activity to give students practice using the automatic Table of Contents feature available in many word processing programs. Th… more →
Daniel Smith's Personal Blog
Breaking the Block
Dena wrote 3 weeks ago: I started teaching in August. As an adjunct, I took on a freshman humanities/composition course at … more →
Do More! With Less?
victoriawiseman wrote 1 month ago: If you have read some of my previous posts, you know this has already been a tough school year. We a … more →
Life in the Crazy Aisle
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amybisson wrote 1 month ago: It doesn’t matter what I intend to do, once the school year starts, all my good intentions for … more →
Unsteady
victoriawiseman wrote 1 month ago: Ugh! It’s Saturday night and I am feeling a level of anxiety usually reserved for a Sunday nig … more →
The People Who Keep Me Sane
victoriawiseman wrote 2 months ago: I have to send a BIG thank you to the people I work with. I am down right now and contemplating a ca … more →
It's the little things
amybisson wrote 2 months ago: Teachers generally roll with the punches; lots of mid-step changes and revisions to policy, curricul … more →
3 Down, 177 To Go.....
amybisson wrote 3 months ago: I have a love-hate relationship with the first week of school. I love it because it is a time for a … more →
3 Days and Counting.....
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amybisson wrote 3 months ago: Hours put in since the last post: 6+ Yesterday I met with our Team’s new Special Education Te … more →
Summer Reading, Part 2
amybisson wrote 4 months ago: About a week ago, I finally finished reading Ellin Keene’s new book, To Understand. Originall … more →
Summer Reading #1: To Understand
amybisson wrote 5 months ago: To Understand is author and teacher, Ellin Oliver Keene’s new book; and it has been on my list … more →
For summer consideration
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amybisson wrote 5 months ago: I find that the longer I am a teacher, the more I am blown away by the intelligence and thoughtfulne … more →
Thus endeth another year....
amybisson wrote 5 months ago: This morning, I finished my duties for 2008-2009 by taking a qualifying exam for MELA-O administrato … more →
A Brand New Day
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Mia wrote 5 months ago: Say hello to my little friend… I have been reconnecting with an old, dear friend on AOL, who r … more →
Trauma and the classroom
amybisson wrote 5 months ago: Like many teachers in urban districts, many of my students come from backgrounds that are less than … more →
Testing....testing.....
amybisson wrote 6 months ago: In the last week I’ve administered three district-mandated tests to my third grade students. … more →
The Insanity Of It All
amybisson wrote 7 months ago: This is the time of year when you really need to have “chops” as a teacher. Once the wea … more →
Good Old Glory Type Days
Mia wrote 8 months ago: The video above comes from the off-Broadway production of Glory Days, a musical about five boys who … more →
Bartering According to Children and Geek High
Mia wrote 8 months ago: The Cost of Sharing I learned this exchange rate from my Creative Writing class at Pocketful of Kids … more →
A sidebar.... from the shameless commerce division
amybisson wrote 9 months ago: I love the picture that is the banner for this website. Somehow, this image symbolizes how it often … more →
