I am super excited to participate in the first Teacher Appreciation Jackpot! Sunday, May 6th is sure to be your lucky day! The Jackpot is...

Do you have classroom bulletin boards to decorate? One or two? And how often do you change the display? Do you cover your board with fabric ...

"A place for everything, and everything in its place." An organized teacher makes for a happy classroom. What's your motto? ...

Cooperative learning can look different from one classroom to another. Some teachers prefer to have students working collaboratively at thei...

How do you display student work in your classroom? My space is somewhat limited. Unfortunately I don't have a blank wall or a bulletin b...

My students learn math in cooperative teams of 3-4 students. We use Kagan structures for cooperative learning. Each team is numbered 1 thro...

For teachers to meet the individual needs of their students, time for differentiation must be integrated into the class schedule. My math st...

It's official. My students are finished with standardized testing. I still have two days of proctoring in May. But that's just to...

Every teacher has an opinion about standardized testing. What are your thoughts? Do you "teach to the test" in your classroom? Do...

Hop on over to Farley's blog and join this linky party! What's your dream super power?!? I would absolutely love to fly. Just...

Socratic Circles is an engaging activity that allows students to develop critical and creative thinking skills through class discussion led ...

Three of my dearest friends and I had a night out...just moms. :) We headed to the Walton Arts Center for Girls Night Live after a yummy d...

The Common Core State Standards are filled with number sense. Students engaged in the Common Core aligned curriculum will have a deep unders...

Mandy over at Cooperative Learning 365 is quickly approaching a milestone...a quarter of a million pageviews on her fabulous blog! Hop on o...

Spring Break Day 1 The girls have Easter dresses and shoes. Oh...and a take out box from Candy Craze. And my poor laptop is officially br...

The super sweet Jena over at Caught in the Middle gave my blog a "Top 10" award this week. And I would like to share the love wit...