Over at Two Writing Teachers, they do a tremendous job of talking about ideas. Strategies, ideas, examples, and just good old fashioned writing, all of it helping us (me) to become better as we teach writing with our students. In a... Continue Reading →
As my Twitter handle might imply (@AnIowaTeacher), I am from Iowa. Last night, the eyes of the nation and many other countries fell on our little fly over state. It was Caucus Night 2016! My wife and I have gone... Continue Reading →
Three hundred blogs posts. That's a lot of writing, a lot of words, a lot of hot air for sure! I've written about poop, technology, teaching, family, highs, lows, and many other things in between. What am I most proud... Continue Reading →
Yup, it's that time of year, the annual Iowa "Budget Dance and Hoedown", better known as the Iowa Legislative session, 2016. I'd like to throw out a bunch of key legislators and government officials and their roles in this hoedown, but it's... Continue Reading →
Edit because it's actually Tuesday, not Friday when I started writing this blog! 🙂 This basketball season has been a challenge for me, one of the most challenging I've had in the 15 years that I've coached! I've coached 5th... Continue Reading →
Yesterday, I questioned a lot about life, between teaching, parenting, relationships in general. It was as if things just piled and piled and piled on, without end. I went to bed feeling pretty crappy about everything I do. I didn't... Continue Reading →
Saturday morning, I had the chance to take part in an activity I'd never done, volunteering with a group of teachers to help with a mobile food pantry. First off, this is part of what I've decided I want to... Continue Reading →
First blog post of the New Year! 🙂 And not only is this the first post, but I have students watching me write it.....ohhhhhh scary! I've toyed with a number of "one words" over the last few days. I'm not... Continue Reading →
As I wrote the title, it gave me the "first present of Christmas" vibe, from The Polar Express. It's hard to believe that 2015 is over in 12 hours. Looking back on this blog, the volume of writing continues to go... Continue Reading →
