Wouldn’t it be great if students could go on field trips around the world to learn about wildlife conservation for animal reports, social studies, science, and just for fun? Well, now teachers and students can with Field Trip Earth, a resource for “teachers, students, and proponents of wildlife conservation.”  The site focuses on field-based wildlife [...]

Since my mom is in Argentina visiting my sister and I’m crunched for time as the end of the quarter projects start to pile up, we haven’t been doing such a great job of posting.  But never fear, we are still here!
A couple of weeks ago, I finished a storytelling class, which all of my [...]

This is off the track, but Scholastic and Loft have a sweepsakes going that gives the winner a trip to New York City along with a shopping spree, a styling session and a Scholastic Classroom Library (my favorite prize).  If you are interested, go to the sweepstakes website and register.  You have to be a [...]

Bill just sent me this link to an article entitled Ten Worst Teaching Mistakes.  It’s written for college professors, but the thoughts could just as easily apply to teachers of younger students.   I would sum it up to say that what you teach has to have a purpose, be organized and be relevant to [...]

As much as I knew my students liked me, I also knew that once they left my class, I would become a somewhat distant memory. Still, it always warms my heart a little when I see an old student downtown and they say, “Weren’t you my Spanish teacher in fifth grade?”  Don’t we all hope [...]