P is for Positive Feedback #AtoZChallenge
I met with two of my classes for the last time today. In the first class (creative writing), I had more than one student tell me that they enjoyed the class. Creative writing...
Apr 19, 2017 5 2 min read
N is for New Bloggers, New Readers #AtoZChallenge
Item #1: New Bloggers Three out of my five classes did their blog wrap-ups today, and at least a handful said that they were going to keep blogging. Some said they had always...
It’s the last week of classes. Whew.
So, after making my to-do grid, I realized I had a lot of work to do this weekend and so spent most of it grading and/or doing prep for this week and finals. I have made so...
M is for Making a To-Do List–er, Grid #AtoZChallenge
Current mood: So yeah. When I'm in that mode, everything gets super overwhelming, and I can't focus on anything. It's just all too much! And when it's all too much, there's...
I is for Improvement
As I collected my students' papers today, some of them said they felt so much better about these papers compared to the ones they were getting back. Why? "I know I did better...
F is for Follow-Through
Last summer, I applied to be an AP reader with ETS. While there is a main application, there are also follow-up bits and bobbles they occasionally ask you for. I found some of...
C is for Co-Workers
The people I work with are aces, especially the ones who work in my unit. Just today, I had conversations that ranged from what classes to take at the local gym to...
Fiction Reading Day! #sol17
Today was the fiction reading I coordinated for my creative writing students, and it went well. About 25 people showed up, and a few even stayed the whole time. (Since this is...
Picking Favorites: Big Little Lies & other feelings
Big Little Lies has given me a lot of feelings, so it is featured heavily in this post. Also, goddess and life goals queen Rep. Maxine Waters has breathed life back into my...