This slice is real-time today. For part of our social studies, I have the students draw maps. Nothing hugely technical or anything like that, but enough that they can see where the places are that they are drawing. #youcannotdrawastraightline Oh,... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptWhat does it mean to be a kid at heart?View all responses First, I love the AI option here at WordPress! It will create a "feature picture" based on my writing, which I won't know until I'm done,... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptWhat could you try for the first time?View all responses Ooof. That's a prompt! What could you try for the first time? #youhavethings Oh I know, and looking through the replies, there were many! "Not being so judgmental"... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptWhat skill would you like to learn?View all responses I have felt my age lately. I've lost fitness. I've gained weight. The biggest one, in my opinion, is that I've lost confidence in many things. I've not "found... Continue Reading →
Last week, we had our first student in my three years here use AI on one of our assessments. He wasn't even sneaky about it, which mde us both chuckle. He typed in the question in his Google search bar,... Continue Reading →
It's been a tough week. We picked 30 pounds of plums from our tree, froze them for wine, started the thawing process, and then forgot about them, resulting in a big mess. Both of our lawn mowers are currently out... Continue Reading →
My students are going to write about this topic, so I thought that I'd write about it too as they are watching me right now. This will be fun! 🙂 The first word I'd use to describe myself is quiet.... Continue Reading →
Hello my wonderful (and patient) readers. I really didn't plan on a three-week hiatus. I really didn't. My writing was spotty, but wow, three weeks?? Good grief! And people kept reading! 🙂 Anyway, today in class, we watched Angela Maiers'... Continue Reading →
It's hard to imagine that next Monday, we'll be back in school. #whyohwhy Tell me about it. We've enjoyed our summer. A lot. #nokidding Ha! To summerize our summer: Spent a few days in Flordia right after school let up... Continue Reading →
The Life of a Conflicted Teacher 