In the middle: Life as a middle school language arts teacher

I tried something new yesterday and I am glad to say it worked well and I will certainly use this strategy again!  I had my students create ...

Over the summer I had the opportunity to attend the AVID Summer Institute.  It was by far the best and most beneficial professional developm...

Some of my students are still struggling with writing level two and level three questions on their Cornell Notes.  I knew I had to help them...

If I have learned anything about middle school students in my time in the classroom I have learned this, middle schoolers are social and nee...

Today, I took my students to the media center for orientation and to check out books.  I know this sounds boring and routine to most, but to...

Over the weekend my students had homework.  Yeah, I know I am the "mean teacher" that gave homework on the weekend and worst of al...

Boy am I tired and this was a three day work week!  Getting back into the swing of things is always tiring, but I have loved getting to mee...