Think * Share * Teach

"Just close your door and teach." These words were well-meant when they were spoken to me during my preservice years over 20 year...

I love to blog, and have listened to a few podcasts, but today is the first time I've ever created one. I'm curious...how many of yo...

Have you seen all the awesome classroom transformations floating around social media? I've been toying with this idea for a while, and w...

Honoring our country's veterans is very important to me. As Veterans Day approaches, I wanted to take the opportunity to teach my studen...

The end of the school year is quickly approaching, and with it comes all of the excitement of summer days. So how do you keep the kiddos eng...

The beginning of the school year is fast approaching and with it comes the whirlwind of classroom organization, lesson planning, first day p...

I've never been able to draw. In fact my students once asked me what I had drawn on the board because they couldn't tell. It was---w...

About this same time last year, I was mentally preparing to transition from the position of 5th grade classroom teacher to instructional par...

What do you write about when most of your job involves confidentiality? Last January I began a new position: Instructional Partner. Up ...