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Differentiation For Some 27 Aug 2013 | 07:48 am
I’m always amazed that training sessions are never differentiated for staff even though the staff is expected to differentiate for kids. I guess only those in the classroom are required to teach all l...
Happy Wall and Books 25 Aug 2013 | 09:48 am
Short and sweet today! I spent four hours organizing books and creating my happy wall. If you don’t have a happy wall, you need to create one. Mine is full of senior pictures and thank you notes from...
Daily Log and the Drama Diva 24 Aug 2013 | 10:02 am
Hours in meetings today: two and a half Hours in my room doing paperwork: two Sentences spoken by the Drama Diva: three As I entered my school today to work in my classroom, out of the main doors c...
Standardized Tests, the SAT, and the ACT 23 Aug 2013 | 08:38 am
Washington State is #1 in the U.S. in SAT scores in states where at least 50% of the students take it, and my state is #7 in ACT scores where at least 25% of the students take it. However, the feds ar...
Wall Decorations, the ACT, Evaluations, and Common Core 22 Aug 2013 | 10:00 am
I met with a colleague for about an hour discussing some literature that we commonly teach, and I think we have some good ideas for a couple common assessments. I also scheduled another session with o...
First Meeting of the Year 21 Aug 2013 | 09:36 pm
The first meeting of the year is in the books, and we actually finished early. Amazing to think that I can’t even recall the last meeting that ended before the scheduled finish time. Nothing of work i...
Classroom Visits 20 Aug 2013 | 09:43 am
I went to my classroom today to begin decorating and organizing, but I received a couple unexpected visits. One teacher needed help with a presentation and information sheet while another wanted to up...
Entering the Classroom and AP Classes 19 Aug 2013 | 10:07 pm
Yesterday I finally got into my classroom. I worked on (and finished!) a couple presentations and then began to plan what I want my room to look like this year. The presentations took about four hours...
Closer to the First Day of School 18 Aug 2013 | 06:37 am
Today I spent about 30 minutes on the phone with another teacher discussing the best way to present information to a large group of teachers. I think we came up with a good plan, but I do have a maxim...
The Online Calendar 16 Aug 2013 | 09:48 pm
I maintain a website for all of my classes with additional links to help pages; however, the most useful page I created is the online calendar, and I spent an hour yesterday updating that calendar. It...
