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The Ten Minute Teacher: Vocabulary or Concept Scavenger Hunt

I think I have been such a slack teacher lately. I’d love to be that Pinterest teacher or the Mrs. Frizzle teacher everyone loves, but right now I’m just trying to get through this semester. I haven’t even posted to my blog but once a year lately! I am teaching full time and working on…

November 11, 2017 in English Language Arts, Kinesthetic Learning, Scavenger Hunt, Teacher Encouragement, Teaching, Vocabulary.

Teachers are Surgeons in a Different Contextual World: Teachers Save Lives

Fair warning:  This is not my usual type of post, but I hope you get inside my heart for a little while and get inspired.  I wrote the majority of this post 2.5 years ago.  I think I’m ready to share it now that I’ve got my inner Meredith back. This is the last day…

July 24, 2015 in Pedagogy, Teacher Encouragement, Teaching, Uncategorized.

I Went to the Woods to Live Deliberately

For years, I have contemplated about writing a blog. I thought about blogging on cooking or crafting or writing because I enjoy all of those things, but when you get down to it, when you really get down to the nitty gritty of who I am and what I love, there is nothing in this…

January 9, 2014 in Pedagogy, Teacher Encouragement, Teaching.

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