I sat in my third grade classroom staring at the board with a panic in my chest. I was worried that the kids would think I was less intelligent because I didn’t know how to pronounce a word. You’d think I was a student, but I was the teacher. I had 30 English Language Learners […]
Essential questions are designed to encourage further questioning about a particular subject. They’re intended to spark a conversation about the subject.
It’s that time of year again, back-to-school time. And while your kids will probably moan about getting up early and heading out the door, the one thing every kid looks forward to this time of year is new school supplies. Here are a few of our favorites to add some pop, woah, and glam to […]
“Overdone” could have been my new middle name. I was in bed before 6 p.m. on two consecutive Fridays that October. After all, our superintendent warned us about the “Fall Wall,” and teachers were already calling it “Rock-tober.” How could I retain my positivity and show up every day for my students and teachers while […]
In 2016, I attended the Idaho Middle Level Association Conference and it changed my life. For months prior, my teaching team at Rocky Mountain Middle School had been having serious conversations about how to better reach every student in our classes. We walked into a workshop at the IMLA conference in March 2016 and listened […]
Growing up in Fresno, California, Nicole Rivera dreamt of being an educator, but not necessarily in the Central Valley. As the child, she moved around repeatedly and saw her school, Aspen Valley Prep, as one of the most consistent elements of her childhood. Nicole started attending Aspen Valley Prep in fourth grade and continued all […]
