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When I spent my senior year of high school in Sweden, I saw Viking runestones up close and visited places where the Vikings lived. I so enjoyed learning about the Vikings that, during my first year of college, I even tried teaching myself Old Norse. Read on to find out
I’ve been sharing book recommendations in my previous posts and today I’m continuing with my last post of recommendations, which is for 3 books about teaching academic content subjects. Two of the books are specifically for teaching Social Studies but the third is for teaching academic content subjects in general.
One of the things I most enjoyed about teaching Multilingual Learners was the family engagement that resulted. Some teachers may hesitate about initiating and maintaining contact with their students’ families because it takes effort and language barriers can make it challenging. But the rewards of establishing positive relationships are well
In my last blog post, I wrote about books to read for pleasure while on vacation. Here, I am going to share 2 recommendations for books about implementing rigor in the classroom. What is Rigor and Why is it Important? Rigor is about higher-level learning. It means teachers have high
Last June, I wrote a blog post about book and TV recommendations I thought you’d enjoy during your summer vacation. Or anytime you want to relax and not think about school. I decided to write another post this year with new recommendations. Every summer, I always wanted to basically do
Do you have any students who are Long-Term English Learners? They are students who have been in school in the U.S. for at least 6 years but are still designated as English Language Learners (or whatever term your district or state uses now for students who receive ESL services) because
Here is my annual blog post with discounts for Teacher Appreciation Week 2025! Like last year, I am sharing links to websites that have collated lots of deals instead of listing specific offers for teachers in separate categories such as restaurants, stores, and museums. Plus, I’m including links to several
You’re probably aware that the U.S. Department of Education is trying to ban anything that deals with teaching about diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). I’ve been a Star Trek fan since my early teenage years and I’ve always related to its philosophy of IDIC — Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations
What can you do if Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) comes to your school? Many American educators are concerned about recent policy changes in the U.S. that make it easier to locate, take into custody, and deport immigrant and refugee students and their families. Since 2011, it was ICE policy
January 29th marks the start of the Lunar New Year. Although, since I taught in China for 3 ½ years, I usually say Chinese New Year or Spring Festival, which is what it’s called in Chinese. Observing the Lunar New Year in China I loved celebrating the holiday when I
Understanding the gift-giving customs of your English Language Learners’ home countries is important because it will prevent you from making any cultural faux pas. Every year before the December vacation at the end of the year, I gave a small present to my students. But it wasn’t always easy to
It’s Cyber Monday and TPT is having a sale starting today, December 2nd at 12:00am Eastern time and ending Tuesday, December 3rd at 11:59pm Eastern time. Everything in my store will be 20% off during the Cyber Monday and Tuesday sale. To get an additional 5% off at checkout, use
