Helping teachers have a greater impact on the lives of their students every day

Monthly archives for October, 2010

Personal Declaration of Independence

Personal Declaration of Independence

Hello everyone, I wanted to share with you one of my new lessons that had a greater impact than I expected. I called it the Personal Declaration of Independence.We have been studying the events leading up to the American Revolution, and we arrived at the part where the students learned about the document that announced […]

Eighth Grade Freedom

Eighth Grade Freedom

Today I wanted to talk about a parent meeting I had today. I received an email letting me know that there was a meeting scheduled for our team today, because the progress reports had arrived in the mail. We are required to notify parents by mail within the first few weeks of a trimester if […]

How To Let Parents Know What’s For Homework On A Daily Basis

How To Let Parents Know What’s For Homework On A Daily Basis

Hello again. I’ve been working on adding video to my site, and I was wanting to make my first video about something that has really made an impact on the success of my students, and I decided to talk about the way I have found to let parents know what the homework is every night. […]

Which One Doesn’t Belong – An Activity to Help Students Remember Information.

Which One Doesn’t Belong – An Activity to Help Students Remember Information.

Well, I’m back. At my school, as I’ve stated earlier, we are year round. Every three months, we go on our month-long vacation. Well, today is my first day back. It’s a little tough every time we come back, because the students have a hard time remembering what they learned a month earlier. I normally […]