October is Mental Illness Awareness Month. October also happens to be National Bully Prevention Month with the 11th being National Depression Screening Day. (World Suicide Prevention Day was September 10) To honor this, my Classroom Library display and all my book talks for the month focus on mental illness, wellness, ways the brain […]
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I Am a Female Educator in America and I am Triggered
I have been a nervous wreck lately, watching this Brett Kavanaugh fiasco go down. In a profession that is majority female, I know I can not be alone. It wasn’t until I was watching Lady Gaga on Stephen Colbert that I think I understand what is going on with me, and why it’s so hard […]
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“Teacher’s Kid Gets Suspended!”
“Teacher’s kid gets suspended.” Headline news in a small town. I drove down that country road fast. The principal informed me that I needed to get to school immediately. It was the end of a good teaching day, and I was happy to be returning home in time to get my kids to practice on […]
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How Teaching is like Shopping at Aldi
If you’ve ever shopped at Aldi, you know that it is a one-of-a-kind experience. It’s something that can’t be explained without experiencing it for yourself. The same is true with teaching. There are just some things you can’t understand unless you’ve been in the classroom, like: Always come prepared. You can’t just show up at […]
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The Power and Limits of a Growth Mindset
Like a lot of teachers, I’ve been spending a lot more time thinking and teaching about growth mindset lately. In recent years, growth mindset and its companion, “grit,” have pretty much invaded every educational space. In fact, you can find plenty of articles and resources related to growth mindset right here on The Educator’s Room. […]
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Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with Book Talks
Over the past five years, I have built my classroom library from just 104 books to over 1100 high-interest young adult literature spanning from realistic fiction to nonfiction to fantasy & sci-fi to historical fiction. While I routinely do Book Talks each week–among other things–to get kids interested and engaged with my classroom library, I […]
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Watch Your Demonstrative Adjectives: Culturally Responsive Teacher Talk
Guest Writer By LaToya Morrison The Adjectives Demonstrative adjectives are simply adjectives that are used to modify or describe a noun. Grammatically, they are necessary so that one knows which specific person, place or thing is mentioned. In the context of language and grammar study, demonstrative adjectives are important; however, in the context of teacher […]
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[October] Teacher Self-Care Calendar… DOWNLOAD NOW
Whether you started school in August our you go back after Labor Day, teachers must make their own mental health a priority. Starting this month, we’ll be releasing our limited September Teacher Self-Care calendar for you to download for free. Email this out to your colleagues who need a little bit more love or post […]