It’s Not Fair! While Benj and Henry were sleeping I cleaned up all their toys. I got the kitchen cleaned up and the laundry put away. I read some of my book, BUUUUUUUUTTTTTTT, when they woke up, all of that was UNDONE! There was sand all over their table with…
Last week was the first week of school: a time to build community and lay the foundation for an amazing school year, and for us, to help our students understand that we want this year to feel different for them – a year where we cultivate their individual genius, a year where their opinions…
Last summer, Katie and I moved into a different classroom, yet again. We elected to move to a more remote part of our building, which used to be an early childhood center and was vacant. We were like a moth to a flame when seeing the potential this space could…
Our wing of the school was lucky enough to receive some updates this summer: new carpet and some fresh paint and new flooring in the hallway. Because of this, it felt like Katie and I had to move (for what seems like the millionth time). Although putting all of our supplies…
Mrs. Bielecki and I are trying a new thing in our classroom this year called #bookaday where we read at least one book a day with our sixth graders. We cannot wait to examine short mentor texts to help us become better readers, writers, thinkers, and global citizens. We know…
When looking through my Twitter Feed today, I happened to see a Tweet that really spoke to me: What happens when we allow redos and retakes? Kids realize learning is our top priority which results in kids learning more. #edchat — Dr. Justin Tarte (@justintarte) July 30, 2015 Our classroom…
I’m realizing, this summer in particular, how incredible social media is. I have always been ‘connected’ through it: having and using Facebook, having a Twitter account (mostly just to say I had one), and using my husband’s phone to fish around other things such as Instagram (because I have refused…