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TEACHER TUESDAY: Teaching is spooky these days!
Tomorrow is Halloween and the natives (students) are getting restless. I know this because I spent many a Halloween doing my best to keep my young charges busy as they squirmed like they had ants in their pants. And they were teenagers! Before standardized testing and its ensuing universal lesson plans where all the…
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TEACHER TUESDAY: Nitty Gritty Time
As a teacher you have probably settled into a comfortable routine by this time of year. You know the names of your students, or at least most of them–quite a feat if you have over 130 like I did last year. You are now familiar with the unique personalities of each of your classes and…