Daily Doozy

I’ve been faithfully naming the “Learning Goal” with each class for several years now. And frankly, it doesn’t inspire. Instead of (actually, in addition to) this, I’ve added the Daily Doozy to my pre-lesson routine. After the Goal of the...

My Testing Shirt

I have a testing shirt. I’m not sure how it became my testing shirt, but I faithfully wear it on every day that my students test (including every day of CST). Students and teachers across campus know that it’s a test day when I wear this shirt....

Goddess of the Classroom

I first met Kelli during the first month of my first year teaching. Well, I don’t actually recall the day that I met her. My first two weeks of teaching were such a whirlwind–the details meld together into a trauma of botched activities, stuttering lessons,...

CMC 2012

CMC Attenders: For Attachments, click the link next to “HOME” Hello, fellow teachers, administrators, and people on a Google Image search for “Barbie” (who account for about 400 hits per day). My colleague–Gabrielle Mejia–and I are...