Last week I had a lovely lunch date with a friend from work.  She taught second grade last year (long term sub) and will hopefully fill our ...

Fifth grade is hard.  Three dozen students is hard.  Escalating behaviors because of puberty and the full moon is hard.  Field trips to the ...

I'm in the midst of another graduate course, so I've been doing a lot of professional reading lately.  I'm a life-long learner (...

In the fall of 2012, I was sent to yet another professional development training.  I prepped for a sub and showed up at Chaparral High Schoo...

Last Friday, I attended { day 1 } of a math training.  Monday I attended part two.  Overall, it was a decent training.  It's frustrati...

Mid-August means my Facebook newsfeed and pinterest boards are filled to capacity with back to school activities and articles on teaching. ...

I've only taught in one district, so I'm not sure if other teachers have the joy of mandatory videos before the start of the school ...

I've got a fully charged iPad, my planners, and a suitcase I'm hoping is just under the fifty pound limit.  It must be time for DENS...

Three summers ago, I toyed with the idea of starting a blog and having a store on TpT.  I had just finished another school year, was newly s...

While my adventure is still over a week away, I'm getting super excited for DENSI 2015! Not only is it in one of my favorite citie...

Over the past few years, I've had the opportunity to participate in several book studies with the focus on improving my craft as an educ...

Now that I've confirmed my place and told friends and family, I'm pleased to announce that I'll be headed to Washington DC this ...

I frequently need to remind myself that I can do anything, but not everything. This slipped my mind when I thought the end of the school y...

Today I'm taking a leap of faith. I decided to apply to Discovery Educator Network's Summer Institute ( DENSI ).  I went two years...

A large part of teaching relies on being reflective of one's practices.  Some lessons I've bombed and that's alright. I made...

My first year as an educator was about survival.  Surviving an awful living situation, surviving a year round schedule, surviving living in ...

First, it was difficult to get up at 5:30 this morning.  Second, I didn't factor in nearby construction, so I just barely made it to my ...

It's August...which means mandatory videos. However, I'm done! It took most of today and well, I multi-tasked...but still, don...