Start the School Year Right

Start the School Year Right

As most veteran teachers will tell you, what you do in the early weeks of school will set the tone for the entire school year.  What should you teach in the those beginning weeks?  I’ve started each school year a little differently.  Some years the pressures...
Teacher Workload:  It’s a Two-Person Job

Teacher Workload: It’s a Two-Person Job

I just completed a 3-month stint teaching from home.  The Adult Day Care that takes care of my disabled son, is still closed due to Covid.  During those 3 months, I teamed with a wonderful sub who took care of the classroom management, while I wrote lesson plans and...
The End of the 20/21 School Year

The End of the 20/21 School Year

We have made it to the end of an epic school year, unlike any we have experienced before.  A year ago, we were in limbo, wondering what the next year was going to look like.  We spent the summer of 2020 learning to create digital lessons to match our standards,...