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Hilarious Lessons in Grammar from the Church Ladies
We all need a giggle every once in a while. (What’s even better is the English teacher nerd in me with the hearty guffaw!) Enter the church lady wi...
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7 Tips for Acing a Formal Observation
My school is in an accreditation year. So we have been preparing in many ways for formal observations. (I’m on the west coast, so we are governed b...
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Helping to Make Boys “Readers”
Several years ago, I read an interesting article from the New York Times about helping boys to become “readers” (Boys and Reading: Is there any Hop...
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Study Hall: It's Not So Bad
Study hall, Homeroom, WIN time, or some cutesy name related to your mascot (i.e., PAW Power time, Knight Time, you get the point). The part of the...
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Alternatives to Writing New Year's Resolutions
New Year, New Me. Right? I mean, all the intentions are there to exercise more, lose those extra pounds, read more, budget better, and the list can...
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15 Creative and Fun Test Review Ideas
Over the years, I have gone back and forth about the necessity of review days. Sometimes they have felt like a cop-out or a waste of time, and some...
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A Teacher's Holiday Anthem
At this point in the semester, I am simultaneously exhausted and invigorated. I can feel the same sentiments coming from my virtual and school-sit...
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Games to Help Students Write More Precisely
I always seem to have students who believe that effective writing is verbose. If they exceed the page minimum, they expect a high grade. These stud...
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Light-Hearted Debate Ideas
Let’s talk argumentation and debates!
I love it. I love all of it. I love the serious relevant debates because there is so much information out th...
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A Teacher's Thanksgiving Reflection
Teaching is complicated and sometimes downright impossible. There are countless viral stories from teachers about why they quit. I’m not too proud ...
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7 Assignments for Movie Day in the English Classroom
Movie days in the classroom tend to have a bad reputation for being a waste of time or a teacher cop-out. Sure, there are a few bad apple teachers...
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Tips for Google Drive!
Since 2020, the use of technology in the classroom has sky-rocketed. With school shut-downs, teachers were thrown into all sorts of overwhelming si...
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