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7 Questions With Wendy Astrologo
Listen Watch Can you tell us about yourself? "Hi, I'm Wendy Astrologo. My students call me Ms.Astro. I work at Meadowview Elementary School in Radcliffe, Kentucky. I'm an instructional assistant and, um, I work with first through fifth grade. Um, February 8th will me my one year anniversary of working...
Seasonal and Side Gigs for Teachers Who Love to Write
Listen When most adults think of writing, they imagine slaving away from dawn ‘til dusk on the next great American (or… insert your country here) novel. The truth is, though, written information adults - and especially teachers - interact with on a daily basis is largely non-fiction (email, curriculum, lesson...
7 Questions With Shannon Payne
Listen Watch Can you tell us about yourself? "Good morning. This is my 7 Question submission for TFD Supplies. Um, my name is Shannon Payne. I teach at Achievable Dream Middle and High School where I teach high school sciences, including earth science, astronomy, anatomy and marine biology. Uh, the...
It's All Downhill From Here
Listen The beginning of your first year is pretty overwhelming, and you have to focus on just getting your bearings and routines to work for you. It’s possible to feel like you’re barely keeping your head above water during that time, but sometime in January, you may start to...
7 Questions With Lindsay Osborn
Listen Watch Can you tell us about yourself? "Hi. Um, my name is Lindsay Osborne. I'm in Liberal, Kansas. Um, I teach at Cottonwood Elementary School, uh, for fifth grade. Um, I've been here for five years, five and a half years." Why did you start a career in...
Great Games for Learning, Part 1: High School ELAR & LOTE
Listen Having fun is psychologically and neurologically beneficial to learning. When students and teachers play, the brain produces a concoction of “happy chemicals”, namely dopamine and endorphins. Oxygen levels even increase. When there is an opportunity for collaborative risk and reward, learning is far more likely. The novelty created by...
7 Questions With Angela Miller
Listen Watch Can you tell us about yourself? "Hello. My name is Angela Miller. I teach at Jefferson Elementary. Um, I teach fifth grade. This is my eighth year here. Um, fifth grade is basically the only grade that I taught. Um, when I was student teaching nine years ago,...
7 Questions With Brandon Goodwin
Listen Watch Can you tell us about yourself? "My name, my first name is Brandon and the school that I teach at is Beech, B-E-E-C-H, Grove high school. Uh, I am a classroom teacher at the high school and the school location is in Beech Grove, Indiana. This is my...
Comprehension, Orthographic Awareness, and Oral Language Skills
Listen Part Four of our Four-Part Series: Helping Students Improve Their Reading at Any Age Comprehension Comprehension is really what reading is about - understanding, relating to, and having the ability to share the information learned. Comprehension is the point of reading. There are many ways to build comprehension. In...
Sister Act 2 - Movie Review
Listen Read Reviewed By - Alex Ledebuhr The first Sister Act succeeded on the combined humor of Whoopi Goldberg’s (Ghost, The Color Purple) fish out of water comedy and the villain turned ally of Maggie Smith’s (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel) deftly...
7 Questions With Jonathan Matthys
Listen Watch Can you tell us about yourself? "Hi, my name is John Mathis. I'm currently a social studies and computer teacher at Crescent Academy. It's located in Southfield, Michigan. This is my first year at this school, second overall, after leaving the field for a few years." Why...
How Building Community Can Create Safer Schools
Listen Everytown Research reports that information contributed by “the New York Police Department’s review of active shooter incidents found that in 75% of these incidents, the shooter or shooters were school-aged and were current or former students of the school.” This means that active shooters in schools are very often...