The Learning School Teacher

It's happening.  It's time to wave good-bye to my maternity leave and say hello to a new year.  Over the past 12 months I have had t...

I'm going to be realistic here and assume that the last thing many teachers want to do over their much needed break is read this blog. S...

I love kids. They call a spade a spade.  And (I like to think) they don't mean it to come across as nasty, or as a poke or a way to cut ...

Ok, I know that it's the end of the year and the last thing on the mind of most people is how to set up their room for next year. But I ...

Often when I think about taking risks, I'm referring to my students. I think about what that means for them. There is a fair amount of a...

I am freshly back from Niagara Falls.  (I know-and in the middle of the school year no less!)  I had a very spontaneous opportunity to go th...

You spend quite a bit of time at the beginning of the year preparing yourself and your students for the routines that you will expect to be ...