So Orange Unified has been back for about two weeks.  I was told by the department coordinator that I would most likely not be contacted until October because nobody calls out during the first month of school ( Read more... )

So far, bringing my personal library in the classroom to share with my students has been great.  I see a lot more students reading that usually just sit around and stare at the ceiling.  The graphic novels and Manga have been a HUGE hit, especially with the boys.  I get a real laugh out of it, they're always like "YEAH PICTURES," like they're ( Read more... )

If you are between the ages of 20 and 35, live in a 1st world nation, and are of the socioeconomic standing that you can afford to go to college or purchase a computer/iphone, you need to know how to use the internet.  And not just to update facebook.  You need to know how to use the internet wisely and smartly.  It's becoming something you can't ( Read more... )

Submitted my TPA.  Hopefully I didn't forget anything ( Read more... )

 Tomorrow is March 2nd.  Tomorrow I'm bringing home 100 student projects for grading so I can FINALLY begin my TPA.  TPA is due in 10 days.  I am extremely stressed out, but there was nothing I could do to make this easier on me, so that the way things have to be.

The hope is I will be able to get most of the work knocked out over the weekend, and ( Read more... )

Next week we start doing test prep work in my class.  It involves a lot of timed tests, and all the studies show that you should make books available for students to read after they finish their test.  My master teacher has a few age appropriate books, but my students have them pretty well picked over, so I'm bringing in "Miss Miller's Basket of ( Read more... )

I am majorly depressed that I am too sick to teach today.  My stomach literally feels like it's in a knot, and I can't breathe out of my nose at all.  But my kid's essays are sitting next to me, and I feel so bad that I can't bring them back today.  I haven't been there very long but these kids are so important to me.  I really want to be there ( Read more... )

Some random thoughts that aren't enough to get their own journals ( Read more... )

School started two weeks ago. Most people in the program have a host school already. They started going to their schools last week ( Read more... )

Oh woah LJ changed the rich text formatting bar? WHAT IS THIS NEW DEVILRY? WHY DOES SPELL CHECK NOT WORK IN THIS PLACE? THIS IS NO MAN'S LAND ( Read more... )