Reflective Teaching ~ Catch-up!
Well, it’s been a busy week and one that was resoundingly successful. There were a few hiccups here and there, but overall I think that things started off very well! I’m finding that much of what I’ve been working on is very reflective indeed, I’m just not always able to get myself posting it […]
Reflective Teaching ~ Day 3
The prompt for today is: Discuss one “observation” area that you would like to improve on for your teacher evaluation. I feel like I am always striving to improve some aspect of my teaching style, classroom management, lesson delivery and so forth. Though this feels a little bigger than the one or two formal […]
Reflective Teaching ~ Days 1 and 2
As I return to the classroom after my one-year sabbatical, I’m both excited and apprehensive – much like my students. There is so much I really enjoy about teaching and by far the best is forming relationships with these amazing young people. In the face of greater content and more rigorous academic demands, sometimes […]
Finished ~ SOLSC ~ 26/31
Just before climbing into a much-needed shower tonight, I put the finishing touches on yet another furniture makeover project. In the past few weeks I have painted our unusable fireplace, four dining room chairs, a sideboard, a small tabletop lazy Susan, and now, an old sewing table I rescued from the side of the road […]
Forgotten ~ SOLSC ~ 16/31
We’v all heard the excuses, some creative, some down right pathetic. Sometimes, I am moved by a student’s honesty. Tonight, I’m just plain honest – I had about 3 different stories running through my mind to slice about. Maybe I’d share the hilarity of my 5-year-old daughter’s attempt to get a jump on her curves […]
Looking Back ~ SOLSC ~ 3/31
I’ve spent the past hour, at least, looking through draft posts that, for whatever reason, were never published. Some didn’t need any tweaking, I just clicked the little blue button. Otherwise, I finished in the best way I can believe I intended them to be finished. It’s funny because of the handful I read and […]
To Slice or Not to Slice…
For the past week or so, that has been my question. Before there is any misunderstanding, please let me explain. I’ve know all along and fully intend to participate again in the challenge. It’s one of the most exhausting, rewarding, and downright amazing experiences I have with writing, reading and making virtual connections to […]
Gearing up for this year’s SOLSC!
Every year I vow to make it the year that I write a Slice of Life entry each Tuesday. Sometimes I even go so far as to write up a post, but declare it unfinished and therefore never hit Publish. (You should see the stockpile of draft posts I’ve got going on!). Then, I vacillate between keeping […]
Word Art
I found this Wordle of my blog back in a draft post and decided to share it!
Wondering ~ SOLSC ~ 11/31
Over the weekend, I noticed the Challenge Within a Challenge post and started strong. I commented on 10 blogs right away because I know how much I look forward to the feedback from other writers. Then, Sunday was crazy busy and I was barely able to post, and the same holds true for the […]