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Vacation is Over

Vacation is Over

Today I returned back to school. It was tough waking up, since I was not used to waking up so early. Today I gave a lecture using my Powerpoint presentation on the Civil War. After the notes, I was going to show a video, but I remembered an old activity that I used to do […]

More Great Advice For New Teachers

More Great Advice For New Teachers

Hello all, I added some more good advice for new teachers. I found these on a forum that I joined. Check it out here: http://www.successintheclassroom.com/bestadvicefornewteachers.html Still on my vacation, but I’ll be back in the classroom next week. That month just flew by. Once I’m back in school, I’ll be updating the blog more regularly. […]

The 3X5 Card

The 3X5 Card

Hello all, I’m about four days into my vacation. Being a teacher in a year-round school, I get three months off each year, and April is one of my OFF months. Not being in the classroom, I didn’t have anything to discuss in this blog, so I thought I would tell you about an experience […]

Tracking Off

Tracking Off

Hey all, Today was Off Track Day. At my school, the teachers rotate into a new room every three months. I look forward to Off Track Day because now I go on vacation for one month. We’re a year-round school (Did I not mention that before?) We work three months and take one month off. […]

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