One teacher's blog sharing about life, in and outside the classroom.
Think back to the good old days when your teacher would give you an assignment and then say those dreaded words: “You’ll need to cite three sources in your paper.” Most students, and even adults, would probably groan. But is citing your sources just another way for your English teacher to torture you? Of course […]
It’s that time of the year where families may want to get a little gift for their child’s teacher. I will say, as a high school teacher, it is much less common to see, but when it does happen, it makes my teacher heart smile! But coming up with a unique idea to gift to […]
It’s back to school season! As a high school teacher, I find that there’s a love-hate relationship with this time of year. I’m excited, but also soaking up these last moments of summer! But I have my go-to list of supplies that I need before heading back to the classroom. Some are one time purchases, […]
When it comes to teachers, we’re usually the planning type. I know that I am OBSESSED with planners. But over the past couple school years, I found that I loved using a digital planner. Here’s 6 reasons why I love using a digital planner and why you should give it a try too! Plus I […]
If you’re an educator and haven’t been using Instagram to find lessons, decor ideas, or to find out what it’s like for other teachers, you’re missing out! Teachergram has so much to offer and as a newer teacher, I have loved turning to Instagram to find new ideas or to help myself become more thoughtful […]
Hello everyone! It’s been about a little over a year – and what a year right? We’ve been living through a global pandemic! I know for me, it’s been a wild year as well. I’ve gone through lots of changes in this past year, on top of living through the pandemic with you all. Some […]
This spring break was a little different this year with the quarantine and pandemic. For me, school has been closed since March 13th, but our spring break was the first week of April. So I will just reflect on what we completed during that week. I posted about what you can do during spring breaks, […]
During my first year of teaching, I looked at where I was in my career and decided to go for my Masters. In one year, I got my Masters with a 4.0 grade point average. It was hard, but I’ve found some tips that helped myself and my husband get our Masters while teaching full […]
As someone with anxiety, getting a good night of sleep is difficult. However, over the past year or so, I have been working to find ways that help me sleep better. Because it’s so important to sleep well to be your best self and have a good day after, I wanted to share what I’ve […]
As a social studies teacher, I often get asked “so you just teach history right?” WRONG. My teaching endorsement in social studies allows me to teach so many other subjects other than history. Social studies is often misunderstood because social studies teachers generally just teach history classes, but in these past few years, there’s been […]