Poetry Friday: Poetic Advice
Earlier this week I got the chance to hear a spoken word poet by the name of Chris James. He was the speaker selected to address the winners of the…
Category: teaching style
Who are you really?
What makes you tick? What turns you on? Who are you really? I am a teacher. I started out as a nurse. Not just any nurse, but an intensive care…
Tenacity
While having my tea on this glorious Saturday morning and checking my emails, I realized that I have a slight problem with tenacity. Or, rather, my problem might be the…
Promoting the Unboxing of Students
Today is Slice of Life Tuesday and since many participants in this weekly forum hosted by TwoWritingTeachers.org are educators, my blog today focuses on an educational topic. It is also…
Thoughts on Educational Reform Series: Reversal of Knowledge, From Needed to Wanted!
The following was written after in December of 2012, following a Garden Club unit on Conifers. I recently came across this saved piece of writing and decided to share. I…
Poetry Friday: Alphabet Poems with Third Graders
Some years ago, about four – I think, I had my writer’s circle students write a compilation of alphabet poems. There were six students in my group, each getting four…
Professional Development & Environmental Education
Well, I am nine days into my final comprehensive exam for my graduate degree in Natural Resources. Two of three answers are fully drafted, and today, I am starting on…
