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TagWriting Circles Unit
I haven’t really shared much of my formal unit yet, but I’m very proud of it and hope to share the summative assessment once the stude..
Overcoming Unexpected Challenges
Student teachers live and die by their planners. We plot out and pinpoint every new lesson we want to write, where we want that lesson..
Redefining History
When I first saw the banner at Boone announcing the school’s participation in the annual Chicago History Fair, I totally admit that I ..
An Apple a Day
Occasionally I hold the distinction of being the kind of person who sees a problem and tries their best to fix it. This is not somethi..
Almost There
I am halfway through student teaching. Today was the first day that I took the majority of control of the classroom—I was the primar..
The Life of a Student Teacher
I think all of my posts for the past few weeks have been student teaching related. That’s because student teaching pretty much defines..
The Lady Loves Drama
I am in an extremely lucky position where the school I am working at has a full-time Drama teacher. It also happens that my students s..
Transcribing Memories
I realized today that while I’ve shared a lot about the process of student teaching, I haven’t spoken a lot about my actual experience..
A Lesson on Ruby Bridges
I wrote and taught my first official lesson plan of student teaching last week. I kind of love it, and I thought I’d share it on the b..
Keeping Up with my Schedule…
I am in the middle of the second week of student teaching, and I am probably more tired by the end of the day than I have ever been in..