Make it in the Middle

As a teacher entering the profession in the 21st century, integrating technology into my classroom has always been a priority of mine. When ...

Even though I am 5 years into my career as a teacher, and I've gone back to school on a yearly basis since kindergarten, the first day o...

In this last precious week of summer, I have had the opportunity to participate in a writing institute that has taught me, among MANY other ...

On my kitchen counter, I have a day to day calendar entitled "Don't Sweat the Small Stuff."  I tear off each day just before I...

My last few blog posts have been geared towards making it as a middle school teacher through using creative teaching tactics and making conn...

With the weather warming up and the motivation amongst students winding down, the end of the school year comes with lots of challenges.  Rig...

               Teaching Shakespeare is tricky.  It's trickier when you have a classroom full of 14 year olds who have (in most ca...