Day 23 Prompt: What is the most creative way you conserve energy in your home classroom ? Using a lamp instead of the classroom lig...

Day 22 Prompt: Come up with a creative plan (and no, it doesn't have to be realistic and scientifically-based -- toddler on a hamste...

Day 21 Prompt: What is your biggest concern about the future of the classroom  environment? How do I give my students the firm found...

Behind every good teacher is a great cheerleader. I am so very thankful for my amazing husband! I simply couldn't minister to the studen...

One of my favorite Twitter peeps is Todd Bloch . He is a 7th grade science teacher who moderates the weekly #mschat on Thursday nights and i...

Day 18 Prompt: What would be your superhero name and why? The Tilmonator.   It sounds so powerful...almost like a high-functioning m...

Day 17 Prompt: How would you start saving the world if you woke up tomorrow with superhuman powers?    World peace! Isn't that al...

Day 16 Prompt: If you were a superhero, what would be your kryptonite, draining your energy?   What has the most potential to hinder pr...

Day 15 Prompt: As a superhero, would you rather have extreme strength or extreme speed? Currently I'm teaching exponential functions...

Day 14 Prompt: If you were a superhero, what would be your hidden superpower?   I'm confused by this prompt. I'm pretty sure I ...

As I look forward to the adventures of 2013, I want to take a moment to reflect on some favorites from 2012 as determined by my followers. S...

The first week back after Winter Break is always challenging. First there's the alarm clock. And then the lesson plans. Oh...and the st...

Day 11 Prompt: How do you find the energy to write when you're not in the mood?   Blogging about the experiences in my middle scho...

Day 10 Prompt: What blogging classroom task takes up a lot of your energy?   The district where I teach has participated in the Prof...

Day 9 Prompt: Talk about a time when you used up an extraordinary amount of energy and were exhausted.   Well. Let's see. Assuming ...

 Day 8 Prompt: If you could be given the option to never sleep and also never be tired, would you take it if it meant you'd also ne...

Day 7 Prompt: What is your favorite song that gives you energy?   I have attended countless professional development sessions over the ...

Tomorrow is the first day of second semester! Part of me can't believe Winter Break has officially come to an end, and the other part of...

Our Saturday has been filled with cooking, shopping, and a wedding! My girls only remember one babysitter in their life. Maybe because she...