Decorating Your Secondary Classroom

For years I switched schools and classrooms and didn't want to invest the time or money into setting up a space I loved. I think subconsciously I was afraid the minute I set up shop I would be forced to leave again. I'm ready to call my space my own! I spend the majority of… Continue reading Decorating Your Secondary Classroom

5 Strategies to Finish the Year and Make it the Best One Yet

Welcome back! It's 2019 and it's going to be the best end to the school year you've ever had because you're going to make it so! Effective teachers constantly cultivate their mental fitness in order to endure and grow stronger, but every teacher knows the exhaustion that can set-in during the second half of the… Continue reading 5 Strategies to Finish the Year and Make it the Best One Yet

4 Tips to Make This Summer Your Most Productive Yet

Let’s be honest, summer vacation for teachers was romanticized during our student years, thus creating a lifelong battle as adults. The phrase “summer vacation” connotes thoughts of sleeping in, lounging around in pajamas until noon when you slip into your bathing suit to then lounge around outside and bask in the sun. Dreams of summer… Continue reading 4 Tips to Make This Summer Your Most Productive Yet