Being More than a Teacher
In the Spring 2006, I walked into my first classroom as an emergency substitute teacher. At that time, I had NEVER taken an education class. I only had a 1-day training at the school district office under my belt. And my personal experience as a student. As an emergency substitute teacher, we were the final […]
The majority of expectant mothers want to have a natural birth experience. But just don’t know what it takes to have a natural childbirth. At the time of my pregnancy, I didn’t know much about natural childbirth but I knew it was something I wanted and was determined to try. I honestly didn’t know anybody […]
How do we really know our students are learning? Across the board, I believe teachers question themselves a lot. I know I do. Thank goodness for PLCs, staff meetings (some of the time anyway) and if your classroom is next to your department buddies, even better. Most of the time, teachers are in the classroom […]
If you are a teacher who loves freebies (like me) then National Lipstick Day is just for your. If you didn’t already know, Monday, July 29th is National Lipstick Day (did you even know there was such a day? how honoring!) and M.A.C. is giving away free lipsticks again this year! When is National Lipstick Day 2024? […]
I may be just a small-time influencer in a big-time world. If an influencer at all. But I write reviews here and there in exchange for free goods. Nevertheless, this is how it all begins for influencers. Beyond the advice and influence I give in my own classroom, I had dreams and visions of making […]
We see it. Kids addicted to looking at some sort of device. We go out to the mall and see a toddler holding a tablet. Or a mom, pushing their child in the shopping cart holding their cell phone. Yeah, you might think…”I wish I had that when my kids were younger” or “I understand, […]