Happy Sunday, friends! Missouri is finally beginning to thaw from our experience with the polar vortex earlier this week. We experienced actual temperatures of 0 degrees with -15-degree wind chills - it was INSANE! Today, we're expecting temperatures of 60 degrees + and will be taking full advantage of the awesome weather by having as much outside time as possible! In addition to enjoying the ... Read More about Asking for Student Feedback
Learning from Student Learning
Happy Friday Junior, friends! Not only are we coming off of two snow days, my daughters are also recovering from pneumonia (they've been just pitiful!), which means my students' learning routine has been quite disrupted over the last week and a half! Today, my students took a quiz over the Legislative Branch (this unit is ginormous, so we split it in half) and completed their post-assessment for ... Read More about Learning from Student Learning
Thank you, Google Classroom!
Happy Friday, all! I'm home today with two sick kiddos - pneumonia is no joke! While they're napping, I'm making some updates to my blog, and I realized that I haven't shared with you the newest update to Google Classroom!! When Google unveiled topics in Classroom and more of the "folder" design on the Stream, I was totally pumped! UNTIL I realized that the newest items added in Classroom were ... Read More about Thank you, Google Classroom!
Teaching with Technology January Mystery Post
Happy Sunday! I'm writing to you today on my second cup of coffee, hoping and praying we can milk another snow day out of the 5-ish inches of snow we got on Friday. I love my job, friends. I love my students, I love teaching, I love forming relationships, but, by golly, sometimes I just need an extra day in comfy leggings and a hoodie, and that doesn't make me any less of a great teacher! On to ... Read More about Teaching with Technology January Mystery Post
Happy 2019! #OneWord Challenge
Happy New Year! Did you make until midnight last night? I didn't even TRY! After knocking out a 3 mile run and a workout from A Little More Obsessed, I was ready for bed at about 10. Since having kids, my husband and I don't make it until midnight, but neither do our kids! We played some new games, watched some of their favorite shows, and then they were ready for bed! Last year, I decided to ... Read More about Happy 2019! #OneWord Challenge