I have debated on what to do my final assigned blog post on, and finally decided to do it on the classroom management system that I use in my classroom. I know each teacher has different ways of doing things and my way may not be good for you a
I was recently challenged by my instructor to come up with some ways to use twitter in your classroom. I had to think long and hard on ways to use it in my classroom because I am a third grade teacher, and just automatically assumed it would be
I have been at the current school that I teach at for 3 years now. The superintendent that was there, had been there for 37 years. He finally retired, and we got a younger, more enthusiastic superintendent that is not stuck in a rut. Don’t get
As a teacher, I want my students to have every opportunity they can in learning and discovering things outside of the classroom. I try to do two field trips a year with my students, one in the fall and one in the spring. However, it is a strugg
Today’s modern day classroom has many ways to get students’ attention. You have ipads, computers, online books, and much more. Not to mention how pressed the teacher is for time. So my question is, do you still read to your students? I am not
The school I work at is an AMSTI school. AMSTI stand for Alabama Math & Science Technology Initiative. Teachers have to be trained to teach AMSTI. There are 2 sessions that usually take place a week out of the summer. After the 2 sessions, the
Here is the recording of my final podcast. I pretended as if I was giving this podcast to the parents and/or guardians of my third grade students. This podcast includes my daily classroom schedule, some procedures, and some expectations. The ba
I had to edit my first podcast to show that I can delete words or phrases, and finally add some background music. This is just an experiment so no judging please!https://mrsbutts3rdgrade.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/podcasting-2.mp3
I am always trying to find interesting ways to keeps my students engaged, and quite frankly it can get very tiring. I spend my weekends doing lesson plans, grading papers, and researching fun learning engaging ways to keep students active in t