RtI: Relationships Totally Influence
With the start of 3rd Quarter comes the start of a new enrichment cycle. The word enrichment or RtI often causes teachers to cringe, roll their eyes, moan, or a …
School is like a Box of Chocolates
I have a confession to make… I re-gifted something FROM a student TO my students. Is that bad? …. Upon further reflection, I don’t think it’s bad. In fact, I …
Tying Us all Together
Schools are created to be a tremendous learning environment. Schools teach math, science, reading, and so many other great subjects. But my favorite thing to teach is life. I LOVE …
The Holiday Family Dinner
Food brings people together. It doesn’t really matter if it is a feast or a snack, when people share conversations over food something really special happens. One of the most …
The Epicness of White Elephant
Nothing says happy holidays quite like a Ziploc bag of ketchup packets. This past week my advisory family celebrated the end of 2017 with a little white elephant gift exchange. …
Field Trips Can be Wonderful
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to sit through a movie in a dark theater with 132 middle school students? I can explain that situation in one …
If You Really Knew Me: Thankfulness
I have a huge extended family. It consists of 130 7th graders. We don’t sit around a dinning room table and eat turkey together. That kind of meal makes tummy …