I have never been an occasional teacher. It's kind of my ultimate nightmare... the nerves all teachers get before the first day of school - EVERY - SINGLE - DAY! I doubt I could do it, and kudos to those of you who do! I …

If I Could Invent an Innovative Teacher Product... I admitted to my husband last week that I really secretly love the TV show Dragon's Den. (Shark Tank is the newer American version) A fellow teacher blogger Jenn, at Best Pr…

Free in-depth articles on the use of technology in education may or may not interest you, but I just found this resource that I'm very excited about, so I thought I'd quickly share it. (Can you tell that sometimes I miss…

Well, March Break is over for us now and unfortunately at my school, we are returning to a situation requiring crisis counselling tomorrow at school. I don't really know the student from my school who was tragically killed i…

A colleague recently commiserated with me about what a pity it is that specialty teachers like us aren't offered in-service training and professional development, including time for idea-sharing the same way many other teache…

This has been a week of firsts for me with my new blogging adventure. Here are three new things that have happened... My First Blog Award Wow! I've been awarded the Liebster Award for new blogs by Addie Williams, a fello…

I've been a member of Quia for a few years (off and on) and promote it to my students for review prior to a test. It's also great for students who have gaps in their skills or need extra practice to make use of the fact…