Monday-What I'm working on now... Originally uploaded by teachergal I've been busy setting up my classroom for the past two days. (Hence the reason I haven't posted much.) Here are two views I'm willing to share with the world. Just click on the image to see the full-size layout with the descriptions of each area.… Continue reading Setting up my classroom
Tag: back to school
Recap of T.B.P.S.
Some of the quotes/highlights from our posts, which you can locate at any time by typing "Big Picture Series" into the SEARCH BOX on the top right corner of this blog. “So many people walk around with a meaningless life. They seem half-asleep, even when they’re busy doing things they think are important. This is… Continue reading Recap of T.B.P.S.
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Brighten another teacher’s day
Take a look at The Reading Zone's Back-to-School Swap Idea. It's a neat way to get to know someone else and to brighten the start of someone else's school year.
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What are you chasing?
Yesterday, Ruth wrote a post entitled "The Big Picture." It reminded me of this quote from Mitch Albom's Book Tuesdays with Morrie: "So many people walk around with a meaningless life. They seem half-asleep, even when they're busy doing things they think are important. This is because they're chasing the wrong things. The way you… Continue reading What are you chasing?
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the big picture.
The first day of school is tomorrow and I can hardly wait. Bags are loaded, clothes are pressed, lunch is packed and since this is my 9th first day of school (as a teacher), I know that I will sleep lightly and wake up well before the alarm clock. Going into the new year, I… Continue reading the big picture.
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Getting Everything Absolutely Ready (G.E.A.R. Binders)
My fourth grade colleagues and I decided to use M.O.O.S.E. Binders with our students this year. However, we changed the name to G.E.A.R., which stands for "Getting Everything Absolutely Ready." Here's what a completed G.E.A.R. Binder looks like:
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Statement of the Team’s Purpose
When Ruth and I wrote the mission statement for Two Writing Teachers (TWT), it was – in a word – hard. It's tough to boil-down the purpose for doing something. After many iterations, we came up with a mission statement that fit what we were hoping to do with TWT. Today was the first day… Continue reading Statement of the Team’s Purpose
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Personalized Plan Books
This past March my plan book fell apart. Therefore, I created a new one on Winkflash, which had a special ($19.99 for a 100 pg. hardcover book). I don't think Winkflash has that special any more, but the idea of creating my own plan book again, so that it's customized to my tastes, appeals to… Continue reading Personalized Plan Books
