In an ever-changing profession, educators must continually evolve to meet the demands of the profession, and the needs of students. I began teaching in 1981 and remain an Ever-evolving English Teacher. Tuesday, August 4, 2015. Yesterday author and National Book Award nominee Beth Kephart penned an eloquent commentary about the pitfalls of popularity among artists.

Teaching and Learning in an Age of Crisis. Ideas, Musings, Opinions. When An Hour Lasts Forever. When Theory Breaks Your Heart. I recently spent time in the classroom of a newish Language Arts teacher.

Wednesday, March 8, 2017. You take risks and you face the consequences. Tomorrow I am having surgery on my left wrist. I have carpal tunnel syndrome in my left wrist. My right wrist suffered similarly but I had that one fixed up years ago. I wish it were from too much writing and too much composing on the computer. When I was six, my neighbor worked there, so that is where my parents took me when I broke my arm.

Click here to view this photo book larger. Turn your favorite photos into a photo book at Shutterfly. 34; Teaching and learning is joyful work. My virtual classroom makes that work transparent. Have a great school year! .

States need to cut funds and teacher make easy targets becasue the rhetoric politicians use is so easy to buy into.

25 Days to Make a Difference. Posted on November 22, 2014. I hope to see you there! 124; Leave a comment. Posted on April 2, 2009. Thank You for Spreading the Word! Posted on April 1, 2009.

Join me on my journey to raise my daughter to read the word and read the world. Sometimes, when it seems like nothing is going right, we need to take a step back, look around, and count our blessings. Isabelle sits between Sophie and Tiny playing Candyland this morning.

Challenging myself to write every day! Seeking six is about the pursuit of the ideal. It is the perfect number for diabetics, but the secret is all about finding balance to get there. Balance in teaching, balance in life. Tuesday, March 31, 2015. What Slicing Means 2 Me From A to Z! Rave-It takes courage to put your writing in a public space for other to read. Hallenge Writing is hard work and we most often demonstrate and realized the truth of it by pushing ourselves to write every day this month.