Last Saturday, I had the opportunity to experience what seems to be the buzz on Twitter and beyond, the idea of the "EdCamp". I walked in with the expectation that I'd be learning about technology, have the opportunity to meet... Continue Reading →
I know, I know, another blog about student blogging. Tough! 🙂 We've talked about blogging, did paper blogs, and finally, FINALLY, got our hands on our KidBlog site last week. We talk about making writing meaningful, we talk... Continue Reading →
June has been as busy a month for professional development that I've ever had, period. A the beginning of the month, I spent time in St. Louis at PLC training. The following week, my teaching partner and I presented about... Continue Reading →
As I've spoken of in my other writing, we have four brown swiss on our little acreage, and my daughters have started to show them at fairs around the area. Well, getting these cows was the first "first" talk about.... Continue Reading →
I write this after having the chance to see the inside of Busch Stadium for the first time. So awesome! I love live Major League Baseball for the atmosphere alone. I'm a Cubs fan, so going into St. Louis territory... Continue Reading →
Today, I leave for St. Louis and the PLC conference taking place there. I'm so very excited to get to the city and visit with teachers who are liked minded about making change in their districts. I'll be a... Continue Reading →
Yes, I love Finding Nemo! My kids are of the age where "those" movies don't hold as much stock, but I love pulling that movie out and watching it. Great characters, awesome quotes (my youngest daughter still gives me "Fin! Noggen!... Continue Reading →
As my students have taken their last MAP tests today, I look at their results and sigh. I've written before about time and so for, so I won't go into that, but today, it's just a kind almost sadness. I... Continue Reading →
Yes, it's another blog post about testing! It's that time of the year where a young child's dreams turn to filling in bubbles, #2 pencils, and hearing the word "map" with no map in front of them. Now, I'm not... Continue Reading →
The Life of a Conflicted Teacher 