A heartfelt thank you!
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Seriously, go vote. Every vote matters.
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The tween years don’t have to break girls down. In fact, they can be the years that build them up. With love, support, and a little strategy, we can help girls grow into strong, self-assured teens who know they’re more than good enough just as they are.
Let’s meet them where they are—and remind them how powerful they’ve always been.
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We L-O-V-E exit tickets because they are a great formative assessment tool that gives us a way to assess how well our students understand the material they are learning in class. The best part is that we can then use this data for adapting instruction to meet our students' needs the very next day. Exit tickets allow teachers to see where the gaps in knowledge are, what they need to fix, what students have mastered, and what can be enriched in the classroom.
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So, have you ever considered saging or smudging your classroom? If not, you might want to give it a try. Not only does saging purify the air, saging is a cleansing ritual to rid any space of lingering energy, good or bad.
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Struggling with weight gain in perimenopause? Discover expert-backed tips, workouts, and nutrition strategies for women over 40 to lose fat and feel strong.
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Teachers already do more with less. Now $6.8B in federal education funds are frozen—and $350B in cuts are coming. This post breaks down what it means for schools, students, and America’s future.
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Discover 50+ free or low-cost summer activities for toddlers, tweens, and teens. Keep kids entertained, active, and learning—all on a budget.
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We’ve all felt it—that quiet discomfort that hums beneath the surface of daily life. The sense that something is fundamentally wrong, even though all the official channels insist everything is fine. The news reports progress. Politicians project confidence. Institutions carry on with business as usual. And yet, something doesn’t sit right. The vibes are off.
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After 25 years of teaching, this past school year left me completely burned out—emotionally, mentally, and physically. In this honest blog post, I open up about the toll it took and the five ways I’m intentionally recharging this summer. From setting work boundaries to creating a Nancy Meyers-inspired life, these are small but powerful steps I’m taking to feel like myself again—and hopefully help other teachers do the same.
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