• Guide to Successful Parent Teacher Conferences

    It’s that time of year when you get to meet the parents and families of your beloved students!  Here is your chance to share all you can about their students progress in your classroom.  This is an amazing opportunity to build relationships and foster a partnership with parents.  These 10 steps will help you maximize […]

  • It’s Currently November!!!

    LISTENING Last season I became quite the fan of American Horror Story.   This season’s Freak Show is very disturbing.  I love the Historical aspect of it with a even more twisted plot.  Check it out beware this season is scarier than last season. LOVING After a 20 long days the strike is finally over! […]

  • Midwest Blogger Meet Up

    I had the pleasure of joining several midwest teacher bloggers at our first annual Midwest Blogger Meet Up!  This event was put together by Lindsey at Thriving in 3rd and Jameson from Lessons with Coffee. They did an amazing job at being the coordinators of this event and taking on the responsibility of planning this […]

  • What Struck Me: Reflections of a Striking Teacher

    Anxious, overwhelmed, empowered, unsure, and nervous….  Those are just a few of the emotions that I felt as my teachers union embarked on a strike last week.  Locked out of my building, no pay, no health insurance and no indication of how long I would be out of the classroom.  One would think that my […]

  • Diabetes in the Classroom

      Greetings Great Minds! As many of you know juvenile diabetes is near and dear to my heart. My son was diagnosed at 12 months old during my first year of teaching!  Well to my surprise this year our building has the pleasure of teaching and learning with 3 type 1 sugar babies.  Our school […]

  • It’s Currently September!!!

    So excited to be linking my first CURRENTLY post from Farley over at Oh’ Boy 3rd Grade! Let the party begin! LISTENING Sunday Best is one of my favorite singing competition shows! I love Gospel music so this show gives me an opportunity to see some of my favorite gospel artists and hear some of […]