Diary of a Public School Teacher : uncategorized

The “Teacher In Me”:It’s So Hard to Turn It Off!(New Post on Blogger)

Oldschoolteach — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 20:50:57 GMT

The “Teacher In Me”:It’s So hard to Turn It Off! Ever get in your “teacher mode” even though you are “off duty’? Filed under: Uncategorized Read More......(read more)

Two New Posts on “Diary of a Public School Teacher” on Blogger!

Oldschoolteach — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 01:16:10 GMT

Please subscribe and/or follow on Blogger! Race from the Axe - Youtube satire about teacher evaluations I Have to Stop Reading Diane Ravitch’s Blog!- Find out why! Filed under: Uncategorized Read More......(read more)

Pinerly, a New Way to Manage Your Pinterest Account!

Oldschoolteach — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:43:26 GMT

Are you an avid fan of Pinterest like I am? Get on the wait list for @pinerly for the best way to manage your Pinterest account! #pinerly pinerly.com/i/6xM2A — Lisa M. (@BriteEyes49) March 20, 2012 Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: education Pinterest...(read more)

Standardized Testing: The Monster that Ate American Education

Oldschoolteach — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 21:18:02 GMT

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VocabularySpellingCity.com=Learning +Fun! Premium Membership GIVEAWAY!

Oldschoolteach — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 02:44:26 GMT

If you’ve been reading my blog for a while now, you know I love to share the resources I use in my classroom! Well, I got a bonus this time, I am sharing a favorite of mine, and got a premium membership as icing on the cake! Yeah! VocabularySpellingCity...(read more)

The 12 Days of Christmas(My Principal Gave to Me)…

Oldschoolteach — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 15:18:49 GMT

This is sung to the tune of ” The Twelve Days of Christmas.“ On the first day of Christmas My principal gave to me A classroom and my own key On the second day of Christmas My principal gave to me 2 lesson planners And a classroom with my own key On the...(read more)

The Schad Sheet Education Stream!

Oldschoolteach — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:14:58 GMT

The Schad Sheet Education Streams is out! bit.ly/pCIXjh ▸ Top stories today via @symphily @garym @alinadavis @briteeyes49 @hewsonk27— Melissa Schad (@MelissaSchad) December 12, 2011 Filed under: Uncategorized Read More......(read more)

Sit Down, Let’s #Chat! (My Twitter PLN)

Oldschoolteach — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 17:10:14 GMT

I stumbled on the 4th grade chat (#4thchat) by accident. I was minding my business, perusing tweets, when this great conversation appeared before me. I had no idea what #chats were, I had never been a part of it,and I was kind of wary of jumping into...(read more)

Having Principal Problems? Give Peace a Chance!

Oldschoolteach — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 22:59:09 GMT

I think I might have mentioned this a couple of hundred times already, but, I’ll say it again. I have a new principal. I loved, (Is that too strong a word for a totally, platonic, relationship?), my old principal. I think it was because he left me alone...(read more)

Returning with the Same Old Lesson? Spice it Up!

Oldschoolteach — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 02:32:24 GMT

I attended a DEN (Discovery Education Network) weeks ago. I always love professional development where I can take away at least one thing I didn’t know. I took away more than one thing, but I am going to share this one, PhotoPeach as a quiz! When Cynthia...(read more)

PhotoPeach Makes an Old Lesson Juicy!

Oldschoolteach — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 02:32:24 GMT

You Think They Don’t Know? Grouping Readers By Ability…

Oldschoolteach — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 18:11:00 GMT

I don’t care what you call your Reading group, they know. You can come up with the cutest, funniest, adorable names you’d like, they know. In my building, our students are divided into the Red, Blue, and Green groups, and they know. How could they not...(read more)

Matt Damon’s Speech to Teachers’ Rally

Oldschoolteach — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 22:03:34 GMT

I love this speech! I wonder how many politicians heard or read it? I flew overnight from Vancouver to be with you today. I landed in New York a few hours ago and caught a flight down here because I needed to tell you all in person that I think you’re...(read more)

Happy Blogiversary To Me!

Oldschoolteach — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 20:30:36 GMT

It’s been a year! It’s been a year since I sat down at my husband’s PC, (He eventually bought me a laptop), and decided to blog. I have never regretted it, ok, maybe once or twice, but that’s all! I don’t know why I decided to blog, but I think it had...(read more)

“The Cheating Scandal!” Isn’t Cheating a Choice?

Oldschoolteach — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 15:14:07 GMT

I read an article by Jay Matthews of The Washington Post the other day, “Easing Test Pressure Won’t Save Kids”, and it went along with something I had been thinking about ever since “The Cheating Scandals” (in a whisper) broke. I don’t agree with everything...(read more)