No more theory, put it into practice. This quarter has been a roller coaster. It began with a shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary school, on December 14. I sat down and cried, and found solace in a song. T and made my thoughts public. It was hard, but I feel it is important to always remember that our students have a lot going on in their lives that they may not tell us about, but that can immensely impact their school life.

Perception of myself as a teacher. The parts need to work in order, a complex algorithm of gears, on and off switches, individual functions, and emergency systems in place, an airbag in a final disaster. How did the wheels fall of right before the finish line? Can I put the pieces back together? To feel.

My blogging has come a long way. I am beginning to be more open sharing my experiences in the classroom and making connections of how I can grow into a better teacher by reflecting on student work. I think the best example of how I have grown as a reflective teacher is, Finding the Good. Filed under Community and Inclusion. Filed under Community and Inclusion.

In Teacher as a learner. Over and over again we have been told to make our practice public, and until recently I have felt that I do not have anything to add to the education sphere. Now that I am being allotted more and more time teaching my fourth graders, I am running into things that professionals are talking about. With two of my cohort members. I had no idea at the time that we both had blogged.

Integrating Arts and Social Studies in Environmental Science Units. The art project posted demonstrates student learning and meeting the art objective for this lesson. Students were assessed on being able to identify the primary and secondary colors and applying their learning by using all six colors in the final project. Filed under Curriculum and Assessment. Environmental Education in the Primary Classroom.

Teaching is Like a Contortionist. This quarter has been full, eventful, exciting, demanding, tiring. I could go on and on. So how have I grown at being public as a teacher since January? I must admit that, this quarter, I did not take the time to comment on outside blogs. I felt very pressed for time and this was one of the elements in my life that I let slide.

Too Fat to Teach? This b.

Salsa from New York City? My state of mind. Blogging through the Fourth Dimension.

I have been told that the highlight of this season comes when these student teams get to take on the teachers. student game? March 19, 2013. Last week I had the opportunity to watch some of my students participate in the play Willy Wonka Junior. They did a fantastic job! March 19, 2013. Another quarter here and gone. Who reply to my blogs, which allows .

8230;from the stranger! How cool.