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Programs vs. Teachers
I’ve had a recent conversation with a principal about expensive programs districts purchase for teachers to use in their classrooms. They are research based, sometimes computer based, and sometimes...
View ArticleWV TESOL Conference…
Yesterday I had the privilege of presenting at the West Virginia Teacher English to Speakers of Other Languages (WV TESOL) Conference. I have never attended the conference before but thought I’d branch...
View ArticleFeedback In Its Finest Form…
According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary feedback is defined as: “helpful information or criticism that is given to someone to say what can be done to improve a performance, product, etc.” We as...
View ArticleMy Today, My Frustrations, My Rant…Thank you…
I don’t even know where to begin…I had the “opportunity” to give five beginning ELLs the AIR assessment today. They are all sixth graders and have been in the country one or less years. They are able...
View ArticleTeacher Appreciation Week – Mrs. Miller
In this blog post, I will celebrate my daughter’s third grade teacher, Mrs. Miller. My daughter loves school and is an avid learner and reader. She struggles a bit with math but with the proper...
View Article#LastBell – Alicia Mehraban
I would like to honor Alicia Mehraban, a science teacher in Dublin City Schools. She began teaching in 1971 but over the years took eight years off to be mommy. She has taught science in grades six...
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Summer Reading For Me…
I was perusing Twitter the other day and saw a tweet from Kerry Gallagher, an educator in Massachusetts about her summer reading. I loved the idea and was challenged by her to share my list with...
View ArticleThe Ohio State Supreme Court…
Click to view slideshow. Beginning on July 5, I have had the honor of being on jury duty for the Franklin County Municipal Courts. One of the cool things we can do is tour different state buildings and...
View ArticleUnsure of…
The longer I am in the world of education, the more I realize that some educators are unsure…unsure of many things. Unsure of Change: Change can be tough…for example, some teachers are moved to...
View ArticleThoughts…
Hello everyone… It’s been a while since I have posted here and I come with many excuses as to why I haven’t but I won’t bore you with them. As I sit here in my classroom eating overly mayonnaisey...
View ArticleTesting…
Ah, testing! When I hear the word testing, I get excited. I get excited to know what I will not be teaching my students who need me…I get excited because I get to sit in the quiet library all day and...
View ArticlePublished…
As an educator, I never imagined that I would see my name in a book but it happened just a few weeks ago. Click to view slideshow. I submitted my chapter and waited…I checked in with Randall often...
View ArticleComing Off My High…
You may be wondering, did Melissa become an addict and not tell anyone?!? Well no! The high I speak of is the high from #ISTE17. I wait all year for the opportunity to see major players in my PLN, pay...
View ArticleAnd we’re back…
My 18th year began…back at school…back to the grind…back to schedule. This year, a new room. A new schedule, new windows. A new set of worries, a new batch of emails. New, new, new. What’s not new are...
View ArticleGratitude with the Unknown
I sit in my sister’s family room on a rainy Saturday night thinking about the happenings of the last week. Picture it: Last Thursday night, I lay down for a nap because school is tiring. I wake up with...
View ArticleThe Wait is Over…
My biopsy was BENIGN! I have much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving!
View ArticleFrustration…
As a child, I knew I wanted to be a teacher. I would read books to invisible children and “set up a classroom”. I never thought I wanted to go into administration. Jump ahead to my 12th year of...
View ArticleFinding Balance…
Balance…when I hear this word I automatically think of a balance beam. This piece of equipment was the worst one for me when we did the gymnastics unit in physical education class when I was in...
View ArticleAnticipation…
As I sit out in the foyer at church this morning, I can hear the message in the background and other people talking. What am I thinking about…my presentation. I’m thinking about how I need a slide...
View ArticleTESOL 18 – Day One…
Ah, the conference is here…the flight from Columbus to Chicago yesterday was a little bumpy but nothing too bad. My twin sister only grabbed my hand once in fear…pretty good. I listened to the Greatest...
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