Each teacher has a favorite. Favorite subject, favorite activity, favorite lesson.  Three years ago I started one of my favorites.  Each year we start January with “Where I’m From”. The students reflect on where they are from and what makes them who they are.  While reflecting on themselves and where they are from, students can focus […]
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Skype Connections to Learning
One of our fourth grade standards in Kansas is US states.  Students learn about the regions including their geography, climate, economy and cultures.  We spend time researching and learning about the various states while comparing them to Kansas.  Students become travel agents to different places.  While it would be wonderful to have the funds to fly […]
Teacher Expertise: You Have the Time & You Have a Say Outside the Classroom
I don’t know how your state is treating educators these days, but in my state, coming from my state legislature, education is constantly under attack.  Education is the current hot  button and there are bills discussed and passed daily to undermine all I do.  Common Core, AP classes,  character education, teacher tenure, and teacher due process are […]
Expanding Your Teaching Circle: Networking
The Educator’s Room was started on the basis that we, the educators, are the experts. It is true. We are in the field every day. We implement the strategies, research, curriculum, and methods with our students. Teachers around the nation and world are the experts about what works with kids. So who better to have […]