At the end of the year, it is inevitable that our students’ behavior gets a little crazier. In my district, the kids are doing tons of state testing, spending hours staring at computer screens and are very stressed out. At least in my state, we have had a long winter...
Many teachers intend to spend a good chunk of their summer preparing for the next year. Everything from revamping lessons to taking levels to reading professional development books. Intentions are always good and sometimes goals are achieved (yay!). But...
How is it possible that it’s already time for school to start in many districts around the country? I’ll be meeting my own students for the first time on August 6th…right in the middle of summer…in Atlanta…also known as HOTlanta…for a reason. I hope the...