Four years ago, I started teaching Public Speaking at our high school. It was a brand new course, which meant I had the freedom to design it as I thought best.…
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My one word this year is “now”. Why one word? I don’t know about you, but resolutions are too much for me. My list is too long and therefore unmanageable and…
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*This post contains affiliate links–but I only share links to products I legitimately feel you should check out!* Confession Time: I love reading PD books. I really, really do. It’s weird,…
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Have you used Screencastify in your classroom? If you haven’t, you’re missing out. I know we don’t all love to hear our voices in a video, but I promise you, it…
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One of the tough things about being a “teacher” these days is giving up the “sage on the stage” role. It’s so easy to be the expert when students are struggling.…
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Y’all, it’s been TWO MONTHS since I last posted on this blog. Wow. I feel like a major failure (more on this in the future), but sheesh, it’s been a crazy…
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The Importance of Finding Your Village: A Guest Post from Liz Shults
Professional Development September 26, 2017Anyone who’s ever spent time teaching – any level- knows that, as a teacher, you are constantly surrounded by people. Young people, old people, boss people, parent people, friend people, not-so-friendly…