I often catch myself looking around my room and thinking, “This is awesome. This is exactly what it should be.” Granted, I don’t feel this way every day. There are definitely some rough patches and some whirlwind hours. The wonderful adolescents that I work with are bound to have a few not-so-wonderful days (both individually… Continue reading Creating a Culture
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The Struggle is Real
My students are starting a project this week that I am incredibly excited about. It’s a physics project where they identify a real-world problem and design a solution to it. I’ve done if for the past for years, it is so unbelievably cool, and I cannot wait for them to get started. Knowing this… Continue reading The Struggle is Real
Announcing the Launch of keepushealthy.dps109.org
For the past several weeks, all ninety-three students in my sixth grade science classes have been working toward one common goal ... to create their own website. Finally, it's ready to be shown to the world! I'm so pleased to announce the launch of ... keepushealthy.dps109.org Their purpose in creating the website was to… Continue reading Announcing the Launch of keepushealthy.dps109.org