Focused on students!
What types of small groups do you work with throughout the day? As a special educator working in an inclusion setting, small groups are my bread and butter! BUT you don’t have to have two adults in the room to be able to successfully work with students in a smaller group setting. In this […]
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Raise your hand if the title of this blogpost resonates with you! I know you can’t see me, but my hand is high and waving back and forth! Snow day schedule changes, indoor recess, and mid-year testing isn’t exactly helping, lol! My last blogpost shared fast and EASY tips about “sneaking” in fitness during the […]
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How do you feel about icebreakers?!? Personally, I have a variety of feelings towards this back to school tradition š however, I find it humorous that we put our students through very similar paces! I consider myself a bit of an expert with icebreakers (since I’ve experienced maybe 500-750???) and I want to share […]
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What’s on your summer reading list? If you look closely at the picture above, you’ll be able to read the titles of my FOUR grad courses š I’m really not trying to gain sympathy (or maybe I am?), but what on earth was I thinking? I signed up for these courses on the LAST […]
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What’s on your summer to do list? Summer break officially starts this Wednesday! I taking a step back this week to share a blogpost from three (!!!) years ago. I must admit, this summer’s to do list looks VERY similar. It’s such a busy time…I need to remember to schedule some down time to enjoy […]
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I’m excited to share a Book Study focused on instructional strategies! If you’re experiencing deja vu, it may be because several bloggers brainstormed best practices from this professional book: Worksheets Don’t Grow Dendrites: 20 Instructional Strategies That Engage the Brain (affiliate link) I learned so much from participating and sharing instructional practices […]
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I’m still here š It’s been two long weeks since I’ve blogged, but I have the perfect “excuse” that’s been keeping me busy during the early morning hours (my favorite blogging time): Teachers Pay Teachers has released teaching videos!!! This is like having high quality professional development in the comfort of […]
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Today is my last day of summer break! Tomorrow kicks off two weeks of Professional Development before our students arrive! Yes, two weeks! In this post, I’m sharing a few tips I use to get myself psyched and ready. I’m quite the geek, so IĀ actually amĀ pretty excited and I know I’ll have […]
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“You’re so lucky to have summers off!” How many times have you heard this? Most of my friends have learned (the hard way) that these words should never be spoken out loud. It still happens occasionally, quite innocently, and I have yet to come up with a proper reply. I’ve often “joked” and said “Yes, […]
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What’s on your summer reading list? Has this every happened to you? Every spring, my stack of books starts growing…around April (spring break), I start adding a few highlighters, flair pens, and new notebooks to the pile. Fast forward to the end of May and this stack begins toppling over with ALL my summer […]
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