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How to get beautiful blog photos and not go broke in 2019

How to get beautiful blog photos and not go broke in 2019

A E S T H E T I C S. That is what I think of when I look for beautiful pictures for my blog. But the problem is, I am absolute trash at taking aesthetically pleasing pictures. I can barely take pictures of my cats properly, let alone beautiful blog photos. And who has the time? I am a… Read More

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Use Anticipation Guides to Amp Up Engagement

Use Anticipation Guides to Amp Up Engagement

Have you ever been handed a novel by your supervisor and told you have to teach it this year? I know I have, and it was a novel I spark noted as a teen in school myself. This got me thinking, if I, a self-declared book addict, couldn’t stomach the idea of reading a book that sounded boring, how could… Read More

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A Very Pinterest Death

Pinterest is where I go to die.  Creatively, that is.  It seems everywhere I look teachers have pinterest perfect classrooms. The walls are painted, the desks perfectly arranged, and all the decorations in the world seem to be crammed into a small classroom. First thing that runs through my mind is usually—holy crap, how cute. Quickly followed by how the… Read More

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Teacher without a classroom: How I Floated my first year teaching

Teacher without a classroom: How I Floated my first year teaching

My first year as a teacher I was given that devastating news: I was going to be a floating teacher. For those not aware, floating is where a school hires a teacher but does not have a classroom available for them. So the teacher must float through other teachers’ classroom during their prep time.  For me, this meant three uncomfortable… Read More

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