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Remember when I posted about the two most important things to becoming a better teacher.  ( Read that here )  One of those things was to ref...

I can remember it as if it was yesterday. The excitement was constantly bubbling right at the surface of my emotions.  Just waiting for so...

I want to talk about professional development today, a hot day in June. I have blogged in the past that I believe that there are two main ...

I am now closing my classroom door for the 9th year in a row.  In many ways, this was one of my best and favorite years.  Most of the reason...

We made it! May. My 8th grade students have actually been waiting and looking forward to their Social Studies Final this year.  They kne...

Want a fun way to teach (or review) the different types of governments with your students? PS...if you're not using Pinterest yet to s...

WHAT?? What good could it possibly to do rewrite one of the greatest presidential speeches of all time? In an 8th grade classroom... A l...