iLearn Technology � Blog Archive � 10 Steps to Better Lesson Plans

These are good ideas that really break down each step.

iLearn Technology � Blog Archive � 10 Steps to Better Lesson Plans

Jamestown Pics!

Started off as a rainy day, but thankfully it stopped and we spent time in the Powhatan Indian village.

Field Trip Day!

Tomorrow we go to Jamestown. That’s a big deal here in Virginia, fourth graders study Virginia history and Jamestown kicks it off. I’ve been going for six years now, the one thing that stands out is, Pocahontas is not pretty. She’s rather a buxom women. Disney needs to go back to the drawing board.

Librarianista | Statewide Conference of African American public...

Librarianista | Statewide Conference of African American public...

Miss a parent-teacher conference, go to jail — Joanne Jacobs

Miss a parent-teacher conference, go to jail — Joanne Jacobs

Yelling at a Child to Stop Yelling is Inappropriate, even in the Inner City � Happy Teacher

Yelling at a Child to Stop Yelling is Inappropriate, even in the Inner City � Happy Teacher

TCI Blog � Why Teachers Should Tweet

TCI Blog � Why Teachers Should Tweet

Never Gonna Give You Up | Learn Out Loud

Never Gonna Give You Up | Learn Out Loud

Parent Involvement in Grade School Boosts Child’s...

Parent Involvement in Grade School Boosts Child’s...

Things for Teachers, PBS CyberChase

Things for Teachers, PBS CyberChase

Alex a 9year old girl fights bullying and gender ... - curate

Alex a 9year old girl fights bullying and gender ... - curate

Native American Pride (� After the trail of tears, many Native...)

Native American Pride (� After the trail of tears, many Native...)

Parents use 'digital' grounding as a 21st century disciplinary tool | infoneer pulse

Parents use 'digital' grounding as a 21st century disciplinary tool | infoneer pulse

The times are changing so we must change what we do as parents.

Thirty Great Books on Education

Thirty Great Books on Education

Might offer some interesting reading.

My non-green thumb is actually growing something.

My good friend Latrice came to my classroom and gave the kids supplies for their plants.

In January she will return and re-pot them, when they are bigger we will donate them to our schools community garden.

Insights(9/30)

Today you showed me a little piece of who you really are. It was a brave and scary thing to do, for that I am proud of you. As I listened to you speak my heart was breaking with every word you spoke. I had to remind my self not to take it personally but how could I not, I gave my supplies…. pencils, notebooks, erasers, and most of all my heart. In return you ripped covers off of notebooks, broke apart erasers and stomped on my heart. What scares me is that you are unable to feel any remorse for your actions. After all, you said you didn’t think you needed to say your sorry, and you didn’t feel bad for what you did. What frightens me is how will you survive in this world, how will you make meaningful relationships? What is my role beyond your teacher in helping you to be a caring member of society?