Day 74: December 5, 2016 Every quarter my school district expects the content areas to give a common assessment. This quarter in English our focus has been argument writing and so we decided to hone in on the skills needed to write a thesis statement and focus our assessment on that. Today we gave aContinue reading “Dressing and Educating: Days 74-78”
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Dressing and Educating: Days 69-73
Day 69: November 28, 2016 Monday after a long Thanksgiving break is rough. Not only was I physically exhausted long before usual, but today was also a tragic day for my city. At just after 9:30am a man of Somali descent crashed his vehicle into a crowd of pedestrians on the campus of Ohio StateContinue reading “Dressing and Educating: Days 69-73”
Dressing and Educating: Days 67-68
Day 67: November 21, 2016 As we draw near to Thanksgiving Break both of my classes were wrapping up major units of study. In English each of my students created an online presentation about a book that they have read independently over the last month and a half. During today and tomorrow they will eachContinue reading “Dressing and Educating: Days 67-68”
Stitch Fix #9
For the first time ever my Stitch Fix actually snuck up on me and I was completely surprised when I found my box on my porch after school. I had been so caught up in my life, new diet, sick child, and school work to remember that it was about time for my next StitchContinue reading “Stitch Fix #9”
Dressing and Educating: Days 62-66
Day 62: November 14, 2016 Saturday I received my ninth Stitch Fix and in my beautiful box was this dress. I absolutely love the wrap style and fall colors. It was a perfect addition to my Monday dress collection. In classes today I started some new ideas. In English we read the short story “TheContinue reading “Dressing and Educating: Days 62-66”
Dressing and Educating: Days 47-51
Day 47: October 24, 2016 It’s always a little rough waking up early after a long break. This morning was a bit of a struggle, but once I was in my classroom it was back to the routine like time never passed. Today my English classes finished Of Mice and Men. It took a fewContinue reading “Dressing and Educating: Days 47-51”
Dressing and Educating: Days 45-46
Day 45: October 17, 2016 Nothing says, “Welcome to the Second Quarter” like a timed writing assignment in English class. I opened this short week with an online essay about the book my students just finished reading independently. I used Google Classroom as a platform for launching the essay. Students were given five prompt optionsContinue reading “Dressing and Educating: Days 45-46”
Dressing and Educating: Days 40-44
Day 40: October 10, 2016 Mondays don’t get much sweeter than working research and writing periods. As we draw near to the end of the first quarter I provided time in both of my classes today to conduct research for debates in history and for writing a personal narrative in English. My school has purchasedContinue reading “Dressing and Educating: Days 40-44”
Stitch Fix Gift Cards!
I’m full of all the good intentions in the world. As soon as the first frost hits I immediately begin to think about Christmas. Every holiday season I aim to get all of my gifts purchased well in advance so that the pressures to get it all done never overshadow the most wonderful time ofContinue reading “Stitch Fix Gift Cards!”
Dressing and Educating: Days 35-39
Day 35: October 3, 2016 My Monday dress game was strong today. I’ve been getting into the habit of wearing dresses on Mondays to help jump start my week. It’s hard not to feel productive when you are dressed up and professional. This dress above is from New Look in England. I paired it withContinue reading “Dressing and Educating: Days 35-39”
The Ameri Brit Mom 