Today, Christi Overman spoke to the teachers in the Beginning Writing Workshop Training. A year ago, Christi occupied a seat in the workshop. At the time she thought she would be teaching kindergarten . . . a few days before school started, she learned she would be in first grade. Along with the whirlwind grade… Continue reading Teacher Testimony: Christi Overman.
Category: first year of teaching
troubleshooting.
On Monday I worked in a first grade classroom and the teacher commented, I feel like when you come all you do is troubleshoot. I've been thinking about her comment because really her workshop is running quite nicely -- especially considering that she is teaching language arts for the first time in her entire life. I've… Continue reading troubleshooting.
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playing with technology.
I started a wiki a few weeks ago and have been playing with this form of sharing . When you go there, you will see it's a work in progress. I'm still in the midst of determining the purpose. (Kind of like a lot of other stuff in my life, like my original blog.) Today I… Continue reading playing with technology.
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Take a new teacher by the hand and PAY IT FORWARD!
Pay it forward! It wasn't just a movie and it's not just an expression in my world. Those three little words are ones I try to live by at work, on the open road, and in my personal life. If someone does something nice for me, then I thank them, but I ALSO try to… Continue reading Take a new teacher by the hand and PAY IT FORWARD!
