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July 31, 2019

Instilling a Love for Reading

January 21, 2019

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How to Encourage All Types of Readers

August 11, 2018

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May 7, 2018

Middle Grades Social Justice Novels

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How I Plan to Structure my classroom in a hybrid model

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Our district, like many across the country, is going to a hybrid model for middle and high school students. Half the school will go to class Mondays and Wednesdays,...

July 3, 2020
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Teacher Self-Care

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Week 6. Can I be honest and say this is hard? I put on a brave face and a smile, but inside, I am anything but. My anxiety, which...

May 3, 2020
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Teaching Grammar Online

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Nothing like being sheltered in place to force one to try new online tools! In my classroom, the technology and online tools I use are Google Classroom, Kahoot, Quizlet,...

April 15, 2020
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First Week of Distance Learning

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Last week was supposed to be students’ first week with the novel The Pearl, finishing the novella this week. But last week was the first week with distance learning,...

April 5, 2020
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More Distance Learning Teaching Ideas

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We are back in school this week. Distance learning style. This is a whole new ball game for so many of us and all I can do is hang...

March 29, 2020
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Distance Learning

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To be honest, this whole COVID-19 thing has happened so fast that I am still reeling from the almost hourly new information coming in. Last Thursday evening, our district...

March 20, 2020
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