by Heather MacCorkle | Aug 31, 2020 | Education, Essays, Teaching
Day One: Nerves Drive Me to Reminisce Today is the first day of in-service. I think I am prepared, but I am also very nervous. As always, when I am anxious, I write. Here we are. This post may not make it to the blog, and that’s all right. It is an...
by Heather MacCorkle | Aug 29, 2020 | Education, Essays, Learning, Teaching, Virtual Learning
Some Advice to Help Calm Your Nervous Mind Photo by Deleece Cook on Unsplash I was recently honored by a request to do an interview as a teacher representative of my district regarding school reopening. It was a surprise for many reasons: receiving the...
by Heather MacCorkle | Aug 27, 2020 | Essays, Learning, Teaching
The novel study portfolio project I have planned needs a lot of work to be effective for the students. The project should be fun, thought-provoking, and memorable – not painful. Holy Post-It® Notes! This is what I did to a very good book. To introduce the novel...
by Heather MacCorkle | Aug 27, 2020 | Education, Learning, Teaching, Virtual Learning
Last year, bell ringers featured prominently in my instruction for about a month. This year WILL be different. Right? What Are These Bell Ringers of Which You Speak? Most teachers will already know the term, but the explanation below is for those who might know...
