Where Creativity & Education Meet Christianity
With the Christmas season coming up soon, I decided to do some research on a topic that I thought was controversial when I was growing up. What might that be, you might ask? Well, using the shorten version of Christmas – “Xmas”. Random, I know, however, it was a big deal to me when I …
Backstory Growing up, I attended a discipleship class on Wednesday nights called “Girls in Action” or GA’s. As a part of GA’s, each class member was invited to go to a camp, where learning more about God was at the forefront. While attending, I learned the “Fruits of the Spirit” song, and it has stuck …
With this being my 10th year in education, I’ve had multiple conversations with parents – some good and some bad. My goal is to have more positive healthy communication with parents. I want to make sure the parents/guardians know I am in both the students’ and parents’ “corner”. I feel like I have reached my …
Introduction When I was in school, years ago, the first thing I was asked when I came home from school was, “Is your homework finished?” At the time, it was stressful because I knew that my parents knew I had homework, but that I was exhausted from the day and needed a mental break. But …
As July is coming to a close, it is time for me to start thinking about going back to school. This is the time of year I reflect on how I want this year to go and what I want to accomplish. For my 10th year, I want to keep a few Bible verses in …
Do you and your students know that there are math and coding competitions out there and some even come with monetary winnings??? Well, now you do! Ha! Fantastic List of Math & Coding Competitions The following are fantastic resources/websites that have pretty amazing competition lists. As I was researching high school math competitions, I came …
Do you need organization? The one thing that I need as a perfectionist is … ORGANIZATION, ORGANIZATION, ORGANIZATION. I need to keep track of multiple things and this planner freebie keeps it all IN ONE PLACE! What is included? The following pages are in the planner freebie: What’s the best part of the Freebie Planner? …
I don’t know about you, but I’m always busy. There are so many things I need to keep track of and remember. So, I have been searching for the perfect planner for years now to help me stay organized and nothing seemed to fit my needs. That is, until I found a bullet journal. What …
Unit 5 – Writing Classes – in AP® Computer Science A is one of my absolute favorites to teach. I feel like this is where several things start to come together and the students feel like they are REALLY coding. But, I have found out that it seems to be where the confusion really starts …
As teachers, we inevitably have “that” student that causes trouble in our classes. I call them a “difficult student”. Here are some strategies that I have used to help with behavior management. Make a relationship with them The #1 best thing that you can do to help your classroom management is to make relationships with …