The Crisis of School Shootings Where are Our Safe Schools? What has happened to our safe schools? The term "active shooter in school...

 Merit Pay for Teachers: An In-Depth Look Few topics regarding education reform spark as much debate as merit pay for teachers. Merit pay, o...

How can you set goals as a teacher? If you are anything like me, then you set goals for yourself. When it comes to my goals, I te...

Although I have been in the classroom for  nearly twenty years, it has been the last ten years or so where teacher burnout has become...

Teachers Pay Teachers ,  aka  TpT,  is the place to be. I am not overstating when I say 'brilliance' because I truly mean it. ...

Black Lines Printing on Files If you are seller on Teachers Pay Teachers then you are all too familiar with the black line question. If ...

Here is my take on teacher morale and what it can do for a teacher, the kids, and the school. Feel free to pin.  Share the Swee...

Add Text to a Powerpoint Slide If you purchase a Powerpoint  file from Teachers Pay Teachers that says it is 'editable', this most ...

Feel free to pin. Just hover over the image. Share the Sweetness! Thank you for helping to spread the word about Classroom Con...

Things that Annoy the Teacher Do you have anything that absolutely  annoys  you?  Things that don't seem to bother other people, yet...

Sometimes I wonder what has happened over the years? Let me explain. Years ago, we had a gifted program . Gifted kids were pulled o...

There is a lot of hype lately about teachers profiting from the educational resources they make and then sell on sites such as Teachers...

 "I Can" Statements for the Teacher   So many teachers are posting "I Can" posters,  I thought I would share wha...

Slow Down, Teachers! I thought this would be fitting as I go back to work.  The fast paced life style is about to pick back up.    ...

Building Walls I realize this blog post has nothing to do with teaching, but it does have to do with life. :-)  I love to refl...