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March 16, 2020 is a day that I will always remember in my educational career. This day would be the first day of remote learning across the state of Arkansas which would last the entire 4th quarter. 9 weeks later, I am wrapping up the school year and taking a minute to reflect on the …
Document, document, document.Oh, and document some more.Has anyone else felt like they are documenting more than teaching? This is part of the new territory that comes with digital learning. I do not think I am alone in saying that it has been overwhelming. As I have gotten into a routine of things I wanted to …
Today hit me hard.I woke up, worked out, made my cup of coffee, got the kids up, made our breakfast, got dressed, and then walked 15 steps to my desk. Real talk, as I sat there waiting for my computer to start up, I felt like crying.I am an extrovert. Enneagram, I am a 7- …
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I have been getting lots of great feedback and requests for new editions and the top requested one was an example of how students can correctly email their teachers. I remembered back in my Keyboarding class we were taught how to make envelope labels and format a letter, but now we need students to know …
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This is possibly one of the trickier ones, as people are limited with what they already have in their home. So look the latest infographic from the series "A Student Guide to Learning from Home" and do the best you can. It will make all the difference in the world when you have "your" space …
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I had a slight panic attack when I looked at the thousands of unread emails in my 6th grade son's inbox. He had asked for my help looking for an assignment from his teacher and surprisingly - insert eye roll - couldn't find it. I realized that organizing and managing emails was not a skill …
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2020 is unlike any year that I have experienced so far as an educator. I started a new role as an ESL Coordinator for a large school district in Northwest Arkansas. Learning a new role comes with its ups and downs and continual learning from typically more errors and than successes. Then came March of …
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During the early 1900s America went through tremendous growth in manufacturing and the jobs that were available. Companies such as Ford Automotive demanded assembly line workers who could follow simple directions, memorize patterns, and retain a lot of facts about different parts of a working machine. The development of factories was so significant in our …
