NCTE/ALAN 2011 Recap
From November 18th-21st I was in Chicago for the NCTE/ALAN Annual Convention. I ended up going by myself again this year, but unlike last year, I stayed longer and had friends to hang out with the...
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I don’t typically get very personal on my blog, unless it’s something important about teaching or the like. I’ve been debating about this post, but I feel like I need to write it. This blog is for my...
View ArticleRhetoric in Famous Speeches
This post has nothing to do with YA, but I do enjoy posting about some of the activities and lessons I teach in my classroom. Last trimester ended with our Julius Caesar unit. I didn’t require my...
View ArticleIs “getting along fine” good enough?
On May 29th, 2012 I wrote a blog post about creating and managing my classroom library. I had previously received a number of requests to post something of the like so I finally took the time to do so....
View ArticleLuLaRoe, a Baby, and Teaching, Oh my!
Since I sadly haven’t posted since October, I need to take a moment to update all of you. My life feels like it’s been turned upside down since October 7th when I got my call to officially become a...
View ArticleWhy Haven’t We Embraced Change?
I don’t teach because of “summers off” and “time for a family.” I teach because I want to inspire and educate. I want to create passionate readers and writers. Yet, here I am in my eleventh year of...
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