Testing – as an Opportunity
I could focus on the negative things that have to do with standardized testing: for students, parents, and of course teachers. But today I’m going to try and be positive and focus on something good that actually came out of testing this year. Something I...
Create Something!
The Teacher Art Retreat is underway and we have an excited group of educators. Today we move, tomorrow we listen and Wednesday we decoupage. All through the three days we will be puppeteering, drumming, creating and growing as we learn new skills and develop our...
How to Make your Students Feel Valued as Individuals
For many teachers, although we see students every single day, it can be very hard to remember what it was actually like to be a kid. Our hardy, grown-up personalities have weathered through decades of disappointments (with some delights thrown in for good measure),...
Everyone Has a Backstory
Be it out in the open, or shut behind closed doors, We all have a story – one that defines who we are how we behave the choices we make. When I looked inside one child’s story the other day I saw sadness and grief. And in another’s there was...Log In Here
Teacher Retreats!
