I LOVE using interactive notebooks with my students, but last year, I couldn’t help but feel that something was missing. Then it hit me. We just sort of jumped into notebooking, but I never took the time to lay out what notebooking really was. I neglected to explicitly teach the HOW and the WHY to my students. Although I do… View Post
Serendipity is one of my favorite words. Merriam-Webster defines serendipity as “luck that takes the form of finding valuable or pleasant things that are not looked for”. I can’t think of a better way to describe my current position as a teacher of gifted clusters. It was serendipitous that I was asked to teach this population and GROW a group… View Post
Passion. It makes the world go ’round… and I am so excited that I was able to give my students an opportunity to research topics that they are passionate about. If I were to say that this project was the icing on top of the cake… well… that would be a very cliche understatement. I witnessed TONS of excitement throughout… View Post
Ever since I was a little girl, I knew I wanted to be a teacher. I would line my stuffed animals up in rows on my couch and conduct lessons. I had my own mini table and chalkboard, and I would read to my cat and my little sister, Jessica. I actually (quite vividly) remember my fourth grade teacher getting… View Post
Well, it’s that time of year. My students have transformed into Generalization Gurus! Every spring, General Ization comes to visit our school and completes his reconnaissance mission. He stopped by last week for a little generalizing fun! My kiddos had a lot of fun speculating about what he would have observed while he hid in the bushes with binoculars watching… View Post