One Million Hours
I missed a prime opportunity the other day, and I'm devastated over it. I was riding in the car with my mom and sister, and we were stopped at a red light. Looking out the window of the car, I read...
View ArticleClik here to view.
More Free Math (and Non-Math) Quote Posters
I'm so excited that #Made4Math Mondays is back! It's simple. Just share something you made with the #MTBoS on Mondays. A year ago, I shared with you some free mathematical quote posters I made to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A New Hobby
This summer, I'm trying to strike a balance between developing myself professionally, relaxing, and making time for experiences that I don't have time for during the school year. I've been playing the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Yarrrrrrr!
I just read through Dave Burgess'Teach Like a Pirate: Increase Student Engagement, Boost Your Creativity, and Transform Your Life as an Educator for the second summer in a row. As I filled my copy...
View ArticleClik here to view.
It's the Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
No, it's not Christmas. It's even better than Christmas. It's time for a brand new planner! My current planner (on the left) is good through the end of July. But, I've been collecting dates of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
OCTM 2014: Making Note-Taking Fun & Interactive
If you're visiting my blog after attending my OCTM presentation on interactive notebooks, welcome! I'm so excited to have you here in my little corner of the world wide web. (Does anybody even call...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Common Core Resources from OGAP Training - Summer 2013
Summertime means sleeping in (sometimes), attending workshops and conferences galore, my church's annual turtle race to celebrate the end of VBS, and mowing the lawn. It also means looking through...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Traffic Light Cups Strategy
I'm currently on workshop overload. 4 days of workshops last week. 5 days this week. I keep learning more and more stuff, but I can't seem to find the time to reflect here on all that I'm learning....
View ArticlePause Please?
I need a pause button on my summer or something. These past few weeks have been BUSY! Vacation Bible School. Tulsa Math Teachers' Circle Summer Immersion Workshop. Presenting at the OCTM Summer...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Starting to Dig Geometry?
I set down today to write a post about an awesome geometry activity I got to experience last week at a workshop. However, I'm afraid you're going to have to read about my unfortunate experience with a...
View ArticleCommon Core - Come and Gone: My Experiences as a Classroom Teacher
I spent all last week at a Common Core workshop for teaching Algebra 1, Algebra 2, and Geometry. If you're not from Oklahoma or you don't keep up with education news, you might not realize the irony...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Common Core Workshop Resources - Day 1
Here is the first of five posts wrapping up what I learned during the second and final year of the Oklahoma Geometry and Algebra Project (OGAP). First off, I want to thank the people who made this...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Common Core Workshop Resources - Day 2
Hope you are finding the resources I've been posting from the Oklahoma Geometry and Algebra Project to be useful/inspiring/helpful. If you missed the notes from Day 1, click here. Here's my notes...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Blessed.
If you read my ramblings regularly, you know that I'm a reader. I love everything about reading. Books. New books. Old books. Fiction. Non-fiction. E-books. Physical books. Textbooks. Math...
View ArticleClik here to view.
My Wicked Experience
In 44 days and 16 hours, I'm going to have students sitting in my classroom. Where has this summer gone? So far, it's been lots of training and conferences plus Vacation Bible School. And, I've...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Free Greek Alphabet Banner Poster
Hey guys! Happy Monday! I'm back from vacation. It was a fun whirlwind, but I'll tell you more about that later. Before I take the time to reflect on my trip, I want to post some goodies to share...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Class / Group Work Norms Poster Set (Free Download)
One of my big goals for the upcoming school year is to incorporate effective group work into my classroom. Group work is something I really struggle with. I try it, it doesn't go how I want it to,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Classroom Rules Posters 2014-2015
Rules. Classroom rules. These fall under the category of classroom management that I just haven't quite figured out yet. My big things to work on for 2014-2015 are classroom management / effective...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Free Quote Posters / Growth Mindset Discussion
I hope you're not getting tired of these posts of posters I made because I'm nowhere near done with them. I may have overdone it a little this summer when it came to creating new room decorations......
View ArticleClik here to view.
#EduRead Growth Mindset Posters
Knowledge of my poster making obsession is becoming wide spread. :) Last night, while lurking on the #EduRead chat, there was a mention of some growth mindset quotes that deserved posters. In an...
View Article