Tag Archive: English Education

My Overflowing PLN

The cistern contains; the fountain overflows.” -William Blake Some of you may enjoy devoting time to one or two particular social networking sites. There is value in living a virtual life that is contained… Continue reading

Kelsey Empfield: An Introduction

As a [future] famous author, my work [will] is featured in a literature anthology. The following is my “introduction” to my anthologized work. *Disclaimer: Portions of this introduction might be fictional* On the cold, snowy afternoon of… Continue reading

20 Books in 3 Minutes

I recently attended my first NCTE conference in Boston last week. One of my favorite take-aways from the conference was all of the free books! Yes, you read that right. Free books =… Continue reading

Why I’m Excited for Tomorrow’s Class

We are concluding a four-day weekend thanks to midterms. I’m feeling rejuvenated and ready to face the second half of the semester and make it to December. So why am I excited for… Continue reading

Why I’m Excited for Class 3.0

English Methods is tonight and keeping with my weekly blog diet I’m going to outline a few reasons why I’m particularly excited for tonight’s class. First, I’m always excited for the snacks Dr.… Continue reading

Why I’m Excited for Class Round 2

To incorporate weekly routine into my blog diet, I’ve decided to blog weekly about why I’m excited to attend my English Methods course every Wednesday. By reflecting on why I’m excited, I can… Continue reading

Why I’m Excited for Class

#bathroomconvo

Last night I drank way too much caffeine way too late at night. Consequence: Nottired. Can’tsleep. It’soneinthemorning. Whyaremythoughtscomingsofast? With my eyes wide open I had to busy myself. Because I already went on… Continue reading

Dear Santa…

Dear Santa, I want a big bag of tricks I can open my first day as a teacher. I want to be Miss Frizzle in the Magic School Bus. (You know you love… Continue reading

Learn to Love the List

What do you do when you have a million things to do and no time to do it? Well, I make time to sharpen my pencil (which is mechanical so it doesn’t take… Continue reading