W2D10 When I got home yesterday, I dug right in to picking my focus student. I am not certain how to maintain this improved relationship...

Week 2 Day 9 Monday is always a day of restarting, of new chances to learn. This is very important to the life of a teacher. I have...

Today, Sunday, is a day of rest. Not much on my mind except getting ready for week. Thinking of time, and how to use it thoughtfully. ...

Saturday is a day to rest and regroup and if I can manage it, I won't work on anything today. This is the first full week of my classes...

Week 1 Day 7 My blog, vlog, Fund for Teachers Passport and my Twitter feed, contain reflections from over the summer, as I became a...

Week 1 Day 6 Because so much has happened in the past 2 weeks, my blog, vlog, artist journal and FfT journaling has suffered. I am still...

Week 1 Day 5 (Wednesday) I am finally in full swing of my schedule. It was a big day, with the middle school coming to the elective...

Week 1 (full) Day 4 Today the littles come back to school and I really am excited because I do love working with them. I am able to...

Week 1 (first full week) Day 3 Time to knuckle down. Today is the real beginning of the week with the kindergarten arriving on Tuesday...

Yesterday was my first day of classes and they went really well...considering it was about 100 degrees in my room! I only had two...

How I approach my first day of classes is emblematic of how I feel for the rest of the air. Today I have only one class-first grade at...

This is the last real day where I won't be thinking of students endlessly. This year I hope to use my experiences to enrich their lives...

Day 25 after my fellowship; hard to believe it has almost been a full month. I linger in the time that I was learning and growing and...

Even if this is the start of the school year, I feel as if summer is still here when I look at my life this week. I have so many fun...

Today I began work on my lesson planning and unit outline. Though I know it may change several times before it is set, this at least...

When I finished the week, I felt a little sad, because this was a summer of great growth for me. Now I have to go back into my routine...

Taking on more is always my way of feeling I am staying ahead. I have been feeling the need to do less and do it better. There are...

This was the second day of professional development and I feel slightly less anxious than at the beginning of the week; I powered through...