Hello again, Testing is finally over. Every year, we give these state tests to see if we can hit the magic API number for the school. I’m lucky enough to be working at a school that consistently earns the highest scores in the district. I used to stress out about these tests – after all, […]
Hello again, Still testing. Getting a lot of stuff done, but not too much teaching. One of my teacher friends told me about a website for teachers who are looking to get stuff donated. It’s called Donors Choose. This website allows teachers to post their project online, and then people can donate money to fund […]
Hello all, Well, today was our first day of CST exams. I like these tests because I use the time to catch up on stuff (while I’m monitoring the students, of course). I’m not too crazy about the History section of the exam, mainly because my students are not just tested on what they have […]
Hello again, Today we played a game called, “Name That Slide.” I have the students come up and give clues to another student until that student guesses what is on the slide behind him/her. I have a full description on the website. Here’s the address: http://www.SuccessInTheClassroom.com/namethatslide.html. The first time I played this game with the […]