Just a little update on me

Teaching is my passion! I truly believe this is where I was meant to be - in the classroom and now VIRTUALLY.  We will get through this together.

I am married to a wonderful husband, Mitch. He is also an educator with LISD. He coaches seventh and eighth graders in football, track, soccer, and off season and PE as well. So we are both trying to figure out this at home learning together. I have two dear daughters, Kaylee and Courtney.  Kaylee is a junior/senior at Texas A&M. She is currently in College Station under a Shelter in Place order. She is completing ALL of her classes online now. Which has been an easy transition for her since she has some online classes already in her college career. Courtney is a 

junior at FMHS. She is a softball player and is MISSING that the most. Those are her people! Life has definitely slowed down for us now that we are not going to all the sporting events. A few hobbies I am trying to enjoy in this new norm are reading, working out, and COOKING all the time. I really can't say cooking is a hobby - I am not a fan.

I am a Texas A&M Aggie Class of 1994.  My family bleeds maroon. I was born and raised in Texas and do not plan to live anywhere else, but Texas.  I received my Bachelor of Science in Special Education from Texas A&M and my Masters of Education in Special Education from UNT. 

This is year twenty-five for me and a first for us all experiencing this COVID-19 situation. Please enjoy this time with your kiddos. We will survive and they are very resilient.

Been a while

Well, it has been a while since I have been on here! We are on day 8 or so of Covid-19 quarantine.  And in a whole new way of teaching. Please allow grace for us and we go through uncharted waters. I hope to post updates, apps, websites, lessons through this blog. Let't give it a try.

New Online Resources

I recently was doing a search for some online math games to use with my kiddos.  I came across these two amazing sites!  I haven't been ale to dive into them completely yet, but they look AH-Mazing!

I Teach with Technology

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Interactive Sites for Education

I can't wait to look at these sites some more. Greatly appreciate teachers putting sites out there for us to use! 

STAAR and A-F Rating

I absolutely love our superintendent!  He is the best.  The following is a quote from him about the "new" school rating system.

LISD Rejects TEA Ratings

The New Year

As I reflect on the new year and the change I made in teaching positions in 2016 - I realize I am very BLESSED! I have wonderful co-workers and fabulous students.  I am so glad I made the much needed change to re-ignite my love of teaching. Working with my students is so rewarding, especially when I can "see" the light bulb come on when they finally grasp a strategy. Ready to continue the journey into 2017.

New School Year

Alrighty! Here we go into a new school year! After spending 14 years in the general education classroom, I am going back to special education. I will be working with students in the general ed classroom and in small groups.  I can't wait! I am so excited about the change for this year and getting back to where I started 22 years ago! Year 22, that is hard to believe! Hoping to keep up with this blog a little better now that I don't have to keep up with a website for my gen ed classroom!  Here's to an awesome year!

Lots of reading over Thanksgiving Break!!!

I read Fudge-a-mania, Maniac Magee, Dog Whisperer, Ghost.  I enjoyed reading all of these books.  We are starting these books for our literature circles in class.  Fudge-a-mania is your typical humorous fiction with a few laugh out loud moments.  If you want something light hearted - this is for you.  The other two books were a little more "deep." In Dog Whisperer, Ghost an adopted little girl wants to know more about her "real" mom and dad, but she discovers other adventures that are just as important.  Maniac Magee really surprised me on the content.  Part of it shows how Maniac Magee (a white boy) is discriminated against by black children and adults.  It is also about a special relationship he develops with various people (his parents were killed in an accident when he was little).

Pick up these books and give them a try!  It is well worth it!