Back to School, Goal setting, planning, virtual teaching

Scheduling Tasks to Make Life Easier

On the Monday after the last day of school, I attended an optional professional development offered at my school. I can't say it was the best way to start off my summer break, but I'm glad I joined in. One of the main topics was what we expect our fall schedule to look like. One… Continue reading Scheduling Tasks to Make Life Easier

Back to School, planning, Summer, virtual teaching

School’s Out…For Teacher’s, Too?

No more pencils! No more books! No more teachers... Oh, wait. I'm the teacher. Is school out for me, too. Sort of. Although I will be spending my summer student-free this year, that doesn't mean my future students are far from my mind. I don't even know who my next class of students will be,… Continue reading School’s Out…For Teacher’s, Too?

Back to School, Goal setting, virtual teaching

A New Journey…

It's been quite some time since I've shared my journey as an educator. There's been a new bend in the road and I've started on a different path. I've become a virtual teacher with an online school in my state. The opportunity came very suddenly, but I accepted it and started back in February. It's… Continue reading A New Journey…

In the News, Motivation

Reflections on Virtual Teaching

Teaching is hard. It always has been hard; it will always be hard. Teachers reading this post will understand what I mean. Anyone outside of teaching will never understand what our job entails. This last year of virtual teaching has made teaching even harder. And yet, we made it happen. As of the publishing of… Continue reading Reflections on Virtual Teaching