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 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 →
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 →
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 →
This has been the year of travel. #uhoh My wife has complained in the past, "We don't do anything," during summer break. She's been back in the classroom for 8 years now after many years of HeadStart, both as a... Continue Reading →
So, funny story to start this off. Yesterday, I did a thousand words on the second part of our trip of northern Wisconsin. I thought I was pretty cool, getting my writing done not early, but not late either. #waitforit... Continue Reading →
Last week, I blogged (on my phone, ewww!) about the first part of our trip. We biked and hiked and ate good food! Now, Part 2! 🙂 On Wednesday, we decided to spend some time on the water with the... Continue Reading →
Two years ago, I'd had a truly awful year, leading to my resigning my position and accepting on in a neighboring district. My wife had spent her first year in a new district. We were both drained to our core... Continue Reading →
The Life of a Conflicted Teacher 