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Financial Security for Teachers: Earning Extra Income
One of my biggest passions is finance. I love talking about ways to earn supplemental income. I love learning and sharing ways to make your money work harder for you. Being a teacher, that might seem counter-intuitive. However, it’s exactly for that reason that I have found that being driven to be more self sufficient… Continue reading
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Teachers as Martyrs
Recently, an article has made the rounds from a fellow teacher named Beth Wallis. In the article, she asks that legislators, and the general public, “Stop equating teachers with martyrs.” I couldn’t agree more with her words, and I am glad that educators are finally taking action and not accepting what is put on our… Continue reading
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Testing is Over!!
I know that I haven’t posted in a week or so, but testing has taken a lot of out me. Can I be honest here? I hate ACCESS testing. It is the largest waste of time we have in the ELL world. For those who don’t know what that test is, let me sum it… Continue reading
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Comprehensible input
All the time I hear from teachers the same question over and over again; “How do I teach vocabulary to my EL’s?” And every time I walk into their classroom, check out their materials, methods, and strategies, I notice that it isn’t vocabulary that they are missing. In fact, they usually have that part down… Continue reading
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Teaching and Politics: Part 1
Teaching is political. There is no way to get around that fact. Anyone who says otherwise is fooling themselves and those around them. Evidence? Easy, look at the legislation in some states that are pushing for creationism to be taught alongside science. They want to teach that slaves were nothing more than happy servants in… Continue reading
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VIP Kid 2 Week Update
As of today, I hit my 14th day with VIP Kid, and I couldn’t be happier with the results. So today I thought I would post an update and share some tips for those who are thinking about joining or have recently joined. 2 Week Update After my first week, I was certified at Level… Continue reading
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Creative Homework Solutions
Involving parents in their children’s homework is a great way to build parent participation in both their children’s lives, but also in the school, especially when they are unable to come during scheduled events. However, there are some serious considerations you need to think about before assigning homework that involves family members. In this post… Continue reading
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A New Endeavor
Recently, I accepted an online position for some extra time and money through VIP Kid. I fully intend to share updates with ups and downs. So this post will be a kind of baseline for how I am feeling, what I am seeing, and so forth. The first thing I would like to share is… Continue reading
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Individual Learning Plans
Over the past few weeks we have received many new students. Some from other countries and others are from schools in MN and the greater United States. One of the hardest things to judge as an ELL teacher is how to support students when they first arrive from other schools. MN doesn’t have one reporting… Continue reading
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A Teacher’s Review of The Movie Wonder
This past weekend, I decided to take my daughter to the movie Wonder. Now if you haven’t seen it, don’t worry, I’m not here to put out spoilers. But I couldn’t help but see this movie through the lens of a teacher, which is probably why many schools are taking field trips to see it as… Continue reading
The Life Argotic 