Teacher, Teacher, I Declare!

I still love experimenting with seating arrangements. My students always find it a challenge to find their seats. Those gender colored stick...

Yes, it really is the mother of invention. I'm sure I saw this on Pinterest, and it has been a lifesaver this year. There are three door...

I live four blocks from school. When I have a couple of free hours and I am tired of reading (rarely!), I run down to school to work for a c...

We have an in-school printing business; however, I'm sure any copy center could put your lesson plan book together for you. One collea...

Interspersed with trips to the water park, a short vacation, ball games, and other summer activities, I am already working on next year. And...

I mentioned that I will be switching rooms next year, right?  The room I am moving to is one of my favorite rooms in our school.  That's...

I have come to believe that mixing up desks and seating arrangements is beneficial to learning.  Desks in small groups, in pairs, in a big c...

I'm sure other teachers can add to this list, but these are the things that make my day happy! Breath mints.  I still remember a smoki...

My switch to Standards Based Grading has been... interesting. This was my initial post  on Sophomore English grading and my grade book. ...

I'm not really sure how many changes a teacher should make in their class each year.  I seem to be pushing it.  Standards Based Grading,...

I understand why Standards Based Grading (SBG) is important, but for several months now I have not been able to find anything about how to g...

I made a template for a new Lesson Plan Book this year.  (Smart young colleague/former student has designed her own lesson plan book for sev...

Unusual seating arrangements call for an unusual seating chart.  I talked about group arrangements here .  I knew my creative young coll...

I keep student desks in rows quite a bit, and I hate it.  Yes, it is organized and maintains classroom discipline.  And it is easy to make s...

Our district puts out a flyer for enrollment.  They include lists for classroom supplies needed at the elementary level. High School is pr...

I used to have the worst time getting students caught up after they had been gone. *I'd be so busy teaching, I couldn't interrupt ...

Classroom folders.  I couldn't exist without them. I have three plastic crates for hanging folders.  Each crate is a different color. ...