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Donate Now I forgot to share this retrospective video that I made for our students’ promotion day ceremony. I’m sure I’ll remember other things, but this gives you a good glimpse of the fun we had!
read more »Donate Now For those not hip enough to know, it’s good to be poppin. As such, I made sure we were poppin this first week of school in science class. My choice of words here is not totally for the “this is some hip lingo” factor. We were literally poppin, or maybe I should say…
read more »I’m currently in Chicago for a training on AVID for school, but this article appeared in the paper today. It discusses how, on the whole, middle schools were the best performers in the state. In particular, three St. Louis Public Schools’ middle schools were the best performers in the region. Among them… my school! St.…
read more »Today in St. Louis, it was rainy and gross. Thankfully, after a nap, my congestion and headache are gone. As an added benefit, I received this email from the National Science Teachers Association: Dear A, Welcome to the New Science Teacher Academy. We are pleased you could join us! Sincerely, Paul J. Tingler Project Director…
read more »As I’m packing my bags tonight to fly out for my aunt’s memorial service, I’m drawn to writing once more. This time, amidst my feelings of loss and shock, because I feel lucky. I am so lucky to have people in my life that are connected to me through friendship or shared purpose with what…
read more »Today I understand what it feels like to be part of a statistic. As a teacher, I saw people turn my students into faceless numbers. They talk about them in a way that evokes no passion and calls to mind no important memories. Today I understand what it feels like to be part of a…
read more »Apparently, this interesting video from the folks at EDin08 has been available since January. Shame on me for not knowing about it.
read more »Dear G…, I wanted to write you to let you know how proud I am of all your hard work this year. You have shown that you have the ability to be an excellent student. Your hard work on projects during the year and your awesome grade on the end-of-year test are proof of your…
read more »I can’t legitimately say that I need some time to think what I should be typing right now since I haven’t updated anyone in quite some time. So I won’t put it off, but I am needing to think along the way. Fortunately or unfortunately for you, this is going to be lengthy. Part 1:…
read more »Nothing is more exciting as a teacher than having a very real-world example for my students in order for them to connect their classroom knowledge to the world around them. At approximately 4:37 a.m. Friday the opportunity came knocking. This is the approximate time that
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