It’s the little things in life that can make a big difference in the classroom. When it’s time to complete an activity or take a test, the last thing we teachers want to see/hear is a line of students struggling to sharpen their pencils. Let’s face it, the sharpeners on our classroom walls just don’t cut it! They are unstable, difficult to use, and generally a waste of time, as many of my students have to sharpen their pencil 2…
Every class period holds a new purpose, goal, promise. Students enter the classroom with expectations of gaining new knowledge. Words,…
As a high school English and Spanish teacher, my classroom looks different from day to day. On some days, students…
Since the beginning of schooling, students have been classified and recognized by their social-class status. Children of underclass statuses, whether…
A hot topic in chapter three of Adolescent Literacy (Beers, et. al) is the definition of “reading.” Today’s adolescents are…
Teaching writing is arguably one of the toughest part of secondary English education today. In a world where teenagers type…
Literacy has an ever-changing definition. The skills required to be literate change with the times, and in today’s world, the…
After reading the first chapter of Adolescent Literacy by Kylene Beers, Bob Probst, and Linda Rief, I have been awakened…
My first full week as a first year teacher has been quite the adventure. I’ve already experienced a roller coaster…
Tomorrow is my first day at my first teaching job. Tomorrow, I’ll be in my classroom, as I have been…
