I'll come right out and say it: I'm not a leader. I never have been, probably never will be. I don't crave the spotlight, the responsibility, nor do I want any of the accolades that come with being a successful... Continue Reading →
Original thought I know...something to work on as I expand this blogging idea! We try to do writing prompts on a daily basis. I'll be the first to admit, sometimes, the prompts are terrible, just terrible and I end of... Continue Reading →
This morning I was behind the 8-ball in a bad way. Between trying to get one sullen teenaged daughter moving, helping my wife around (ACL surgery two weeks ago), and trying to get myself ready, I arrived at school in... Continue Reading →
As I work on cultivating professional relationships on Twitter, one thing is apparent, there are some awesome teachers doing incredible things out there. Case in point: last Friday, I took part in a "flipped" classroom activity with Jeff Bradbury... Continue Reading →
We work with the Daily 5 in our school, and I have jumped into things as best I can without training. I use my #D5chat hash tag on Twitter, do my research, but never quite feel like I'm doing things... Continue Reading →
This phrase was just driven into the ground by at old high school coach of mine, someone who really worked hard to not only teach us football, but life lessons too. This is the phrase that popped into my... Continue Reading →
Conflicted. I feel this way a lot about where our country is going, the work on do on my acreage, and how I teach. Today, conflict is just flowing like water. I'm a fairly old school kind of teacher I... Continue Reading →
I just Tweeted this: AnIowaTeacher 11:11pm via HootSuite Should be in bed, but found a box of pictures from my first years of teaching. I'm such a sentimental fool, but I really miss those kids. I taught a... Continue Reading →
As a teacher, I agonize (wonderful word) over scheduling. How will class run? Who will have to switch at what times? How exactly can we fit all this learning into this little amount of time. For most who read this,... Continue Reading →
The Life of a Conflicted Teacher 