I feel like I’m constantly rushing: Rushing from class to class, meeting to meeting, event to event, gathering to gathering. Rushing through the curriculum, through the benchmarks, through the important lessons to get… Continue reading
Today when I was grudgingly putting dirty laundry into the washer, my forehead decided to fight the cabinet. I came away with all of the laundry successfully in the washer and a gnarly… Continue reading
The certification says that I’m highly qualified to do this. Then why do I feel otherwise? I’m the youngest teacher and the most inexperienced. I’ve never had a classroom of my own before.… Continue reading
There are always books to read: new releases, classics, oldies-but-goodies, recommended books, books in series, and on and on. To motivate myself for a summer of reading, here are my top ten books… Continue reading
Our district’s ESU puts on a Midwinter Conference each year. Teachers from around the panhandle get the opportunity to take a day off of school for professional development. The ESU offered about… Continue reading
After weeks of tirelessly searching the classifieds, I had my first job interview this week…and, much to my surprise, was offered the job on the spot! This fall I will officially become a Wyomingite. Yee-haw!… Continue reading
At all cost, I avoid toting work home. First of all, I’m pretty weak and lugging my laptop and countless pages of student work certainly may break my arms. Or my back. Or… Continue reading
A few weeks ago I spent my weekend attending the Nebraska Writing Center Consortium (NWCC). As a writing assistant at Chadron State College’s Learning Center, I represented the college’s writing center at the… Continue reading
I follow quite a few blogs. I have different blogs subscriptions through my email and my WordPress reader and I always find something interesting on Twitter. Each blog is unique and each site… Continue reading
As this semester of Methods comes to a close, I feel just like I did last May when Adolescent Literature wrapped up. Honestly? I’m mad. I want all of my classes to be… Continue reading
