Today was a no kid day because of conferences, which were on Tuesday and Thursday. #howdidtheygo Honestly, I love parent-teacher conferences. It's that time you get to talk up someone's kid or you get to have a tough conversation. Either... Continue Reading →
It's been a week to gather so many slice ideas! I could write about the fact that 29 voters in Northeast Iowa, by no fault of their own, had their ballots thrown out on a technicality last night by a Republican... Continue Reading →
The last Wednesday in June was my last class to fulfill the requirements for my language arts endorsement. To me, it's a big money grab by both colleges and the state. I earned a reading endorsement, but in order to... Continue Reading →
On Monday, we had a professional development day that was just a little different. We did something very similar to this last year as well, and I'm hoping that we continue to do this in the future. For me, as... Continue Reading →
My first blog post of the new year and what a great one to talk about! Our school district, in partnership with a couple of other district in the area, pooled resourced and managed to get Kevin Honeycutt to come and... 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 →
The Life of a Conflicted Teacher 