Category: K-12
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Cygnus the Spider
Cygnus is a spider Who lives in my grandpa’s armoire, He stitches his orb in right hand corner. It is an ode of silk canopies over memories Stashed with scalloped edges in a men’s dress shoe box Dust dust Some of grandma’s wool coats from Chicagoland are stuffed in there too, Florida humidity and […]
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Teaching Online Writing Etiquette to Teens
Teens don’t imagine their life without devices. Spending more than 7 hours in smartphones, they rejoice the benefits of living in the online world up to the limit. But, as we know, pros and cons always go hand in hand: Cyber addiction, communication with online predators, sexting, cyberbullying, and online deception are among the risks of […]
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Quarter 1 Asynchronous Coaching Teacher Reflection
It’s teacher evaluation time! We are almost done with our 1st quarter. I am teaching virtual school this year. We are being evaluated twice each quarter (one synchronous and the other asynchronous). As part of our evaluation, we are to write a teacher reflection. Here’s mine from my first quarter of virtual school: 1. […]
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Nocturnal
Sometimes I can’t turn off my brain. It is a little after 4:00 a.m. and I can’t sleep. I have been up for almost an hour doing school work. There is a lot of paperwork (now digital work) with special education. Also, thinking about my mother-in-law as she may be moving in with us soon. […]
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Bubble Gum Alley
Bubble Gum Alley Yay!! Getting ready to start our poetry unit!! I love poetry!! I wrote this for my 8th graders. Thought I would share. It is still a work in progress. Have a happy day!! : ) Around the corner in San Luis Obispo there is an alley of spit, Spit stuck with bubble […]
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Gig Teaching
(A picture of my elementary students’ knittings from their Handwork Class) Teaching is a temporary job. A gig. Yesterday, we had a guest actor in our virtual drama club. He was on Broadway and shared his experiences with our students. One of the things that stood out is he said that he was tired of auditioning. […]
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I’m Ready with Jazz Hands!
Sometimes you know when you are ready! Ready. You’ve had a dream for a while and know that fruition and harvest times are nearby. That is how I have been feeling lately. How does one nudge the universe that it’s time? Or does the universe nudge you? Fellowships. There is one fellowship that I feel is […]
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Grand Je·té
Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Jack jump over The candlestick. For some time, I have been thinking about nursery rhymes and fairy tales. How can I share my story as a PK-12 teacher to the next generation of teachers and make it fun? ‘Well,’ I thought, ‘let’s visit some classic children’s stories and poetry.’ […]
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Learning Coaches
Wow! It has been quite a week! Lots of data collection!! We had our 30 day IEPs for our new students to virtual school. Here are some quick takeaways from teaching virtual school. Each child at our virtual school have learning coaches (LC for short). At the onset of a child joining virtual school the […]
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Oratory
(Found Feather circa 2015) Oratory. When I taught 2nd grade at the Carmel Catholic Mission, there was an oratory balcony over the pews. I imagined the oratorian saying his peace about peace. What an art it must have been. I also imagined what if the two muppet curmudgeonly dudes Statler and Waldorf started heckling during the […]