As I established yesterday, I don’t like bulletin boards and I do like stealing ideas from other people. It’s ironic that I have posted two bulletin board pictures on this blog from my classroom in the last month since it is my least favorite part of setting up my classroom – but it makes more sense … Read more
I bow down to people who can illustrate their thoughts in creative ways – such as Gavin Than of Zen Pencils and Grant Snider of Incidental Comics. Many of Grant’s comics would be great to use for inspiration in the classroom – and you can purchase the posters here. For example, this one is a … Read more
I am really working on developing a growth mindset in my students this year. On Monday I mentioned that I was trying to think of a visual to use in my classroom to remind my students that they should focus more on learning than on being perfect. This bulletin board is the result. It is … Read more
I saw a link on my Twitter feed the other day to a post done by Eric Sheninger called, “Students Yearn for Creativity, Not Tests.” It’s from March of this year, and I can’t believe I missed it back then. However, that’s the great thing about Twitter – the treasures come around more than once. Featured … Read more
Once again, circumstances in my life have neatly meshed together without any conscious effort on my part;) I have been seeing a book called, The Most Magnificent Thing, touted on many blogs. Not sure I actually wanted to pay for it, I went ahead and requested my local library to add it to the e-books … Read more
I love listening to the TED Radio Hour on NPR. Each hour has a theme, and includes excerpts from excellent TED Talks that revolve around that topic. The speakers are interviewed by the host of the show, Guy Raz, and give some great background insight into the TED Talks. One of my favorite shows that … Read more