Hello again, I am so excited to share the very first episode of my new podcast – The Amazing Teacher Podcast! I sat down with Pernille Ripp from Blogging Through the Fourth Dimension, and picked her brain for tips and strategies that new teachers and soon-to-be teachers can take into their classrooms and be amazing. […]
Hello again, As you know, I’ve been encouraging new teachers and soon-to-be teachers to take the Amazing Teacher Pledge – a set of 10 promises that I believe all amazing teachers make. To recap, here are the first four promises of the Amazing Teacher Pledge: 1. I promise to create amazing lesson plans. 2. I […]
Hello again, A couple of days ago, I was speaking with one my more “behavior-challenged” students. We were discussing the consequences of the choices that we make. After talking for a while, I was surprised when he came up with the idea of having some kind of paper where he could have each teacher write […]
In over 20 years of education, I’ve been to too many in-services, workshops, and conferences to count. Some have been helpful. Many have been a waste of time, but none have been life-changing. That is until I attended a three-day workshop called, Capturing Kids’ Hearts. Last week, I was sent with a few of the […]