Tweet When you become a teacher, you NEVER leave school. I don’t just mean you go to school every day, I also mean you never stop having to take classes. Teachers are life-long learners in the most pure sense of the phrase. We are constantly learning new methods, strategies, and activities. We constantly research, question [...]
Full Story »Save 20% on the Teacher Art Retreat!
Tweet I’ll keep this short, very sweet and to the point. Happy Teacher Appreciation Month! (We celebrate you all month this month.) For this week only, we are taking 20% off the regular Teacher Art Retreat registration. (From now until May 13, 2013) Want more information about the Teacher Art Retreat? Go to the [...]
Full Story »Bitter or Better
Tweet It wasn’t long ago that I was introduced to this: You can get bitter about it or you can get better. Immediately, my mind traveled to education and my position as a teacher. So many times I have been faced with something challenging, unnecessary or down right negative. And let’s face it, it is [...]
Full Story »Be Inspiring to Your Students
Tweet Do you remember why you wanted to be a teacher in the first place? Maybe you wanted to follow in someone’s footsteps. Maybe you wanted summers off. But my guess is that you wanted to make a difference somehow; you wanted to inspire someone along the way to do something great in his or [...]
Full Story »Reading and Rhythm Training
Tweet I am so excited! Today 8 colleagues and I are going to become trained in a program called Reading and Rhythm. It incorporates the natural tendencies of rhythm in spoken and written word and helps those who struggle to find more fluency in their reading. In addition, it helps build students’ comprehension and vocabulary. [...]
Full Story »Creative Writing: 5 Classic Poems That Will Inspire Your Students
Tweet Need a poem to spark your students’ interests? Here are a handful of ideas for all ages from Louise Blake. Try them out and let us know what you think. Better yet, add some other great poem titles to try! ~EMP Some of the earliest stories I recall learning were in the form of [...]
Full Story »Blendoku App for Mixing Colors
Tweet Today I’d like to introduce you to a fantastic app and great new game, Blendoku. It’s a fun way to play with colors and learn about how they can mix together and are related to one another. My first time playing, I was hooked and shortly after, my 7-year-old son found it on my [...]
Full Story »5 Poetic Forms That Are Perfect for the Classroom
Tweet Have you flicked through the most popular children’s books at your local bookstore or library recently? If you have, chances are you noticed that most of them, especially the ones for much younger readers, are written in rhyming verse of one style or another. Poetry is a great way of teaching and subsequently encouraging [...]
Full Story »Web Conferencing—an Aid for Learning
Tweet Web Conferencing has so many purposes in education today. Enjoy today’s guest post which explores a few of them! ~EMP In today’s technologically advanced world, people can be reached anytime and anywhere. With web conference services, not only do businesses are given the chance to benefit from them but professional educators and students as [...]
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