One of the easiest ways to connect students to the world around them is through their own interests. Many of my students, or their family members, participate in team sports within our community. I start with making a connection between them and the athletic community members. We talk about the people involved in the community that makes these events possible. We talk about…
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Parents are a vital part of our students success. Parents, students, and teachers need to work together to provide the best educational opportunities possible for our children. One of our goals as educators is to improve family engagement. Although, our school offers a variety of learning activities, I wanted to challenge myself with a new project of bringing parental involvement to a…
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We tend to put self-care tactics on the back burner when we get busy. We start cutting corners to save ourselves a few minutes in our days. As the school year begins, we as teachers tend to put everything else on hold to get our classrooms up and running and take care of our students. During this pandemic, taking care…
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I started listening to these podcasts for teacherpreneurs in the morning while I got ready for work. When I retired from the classroom, I started listening to podcasts more frequently. It is what I listen to while drinking my coffee in the morning. I listen to it on a long car ride and long walks on the beach (seriously). I…
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2017 started as a great year I received the honor of Teacher of the Year for Phenix City Schools. That school year was one of my most exceptional years, and I felt like I was where I needed to be in life. On the last day of school, I missed a doctor’s office call because we were in a faculty meeting. When…
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