Teacher burnout is a real fact of a career in teaching. Every year the demands increase, but no other tasks get removed to compensate for this additional workload. We had a really good #2ndaryELA Twitter chat on this topic and I curated the best tips in this blog post. Topics
Melissa @ Making Meaning with Melissa I like my kids to eat a good breakfast with protein in the morning. I make a big batch of scrambled eggs with salsa. Then, I put them in a container and keep it in the fridge. Every morning, we heat up the eggs
Why Are Autobiographies An Engaging Writing Experience For Students? 1. Students are writing about a topic that they are familiar with. 2. They can use primary sources to gain information (family, friends, video, photos). 3. They can use their own technology to integrate photos into their autobiography. 4. They have
Catia @ Always a Teacher, Forever a Mom When you are cooking one dish, you can prepare the beginnings of others that cannot be frozen (pasta for example). Prepare the sauces, veggies, meats and freeze. Then, whenever you want to use them, you just need to defrost them and
During one of our weekly #2ndaryELA Twitter chats we discussed how to help students think beyond themselves during this holiday season. Teachers shared their fantastic ideas about what they do in their classrooms to spread the message of giving not getting. Read the discussion below to find some great ideas
Find holiday gift ideas for school staff in this article. It is important to remember the people who work tirelessly behind the scenes at your school to get keep things going. It’s that time of year again when you want to get something special for those school staff who make
Brynn Allison, The Literary Maven & Kristy, 2 Peas and a Dog are hosting #2ndaryELA on Twitter every Tuesday evening from 8 – 8:30 PM EST (we are trying out the half-hour chat). #2ndaryELA is a weekly chat for secondary English Language Arts teachers focused on a topic. Every
Danielle @ Teach Nouvelle A game-changer for me has been to make a big meal on Sunday and then portion out leftovers from it for the week’s lunches. I go ahead and freeze the Thursday and Friday portions, and leave the rest in the refrigerator. Then, I have lunch taken
By using highly-engaging rants, your students won’t even realize you’ve channeled their daily rants and complaints into high-quality, writing!
