Last minute Christmas shopping in Barnes & Noble led me to finding this week’s Reading Roll Call selection. Check out how this book reminded me of Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser and Diners, Drive In, and Dives.
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Reading Roll Call – December 16, 2019 – American Nerd
The first installment of Reading Roll Call is having me explore what it means to be nerdy in America!
#TeachWritetober 2019 Goals
I was motivated to sign up for #TeachWritetober 2019 after seeing a few teacher-friends tweet about their involvement. I’ve been meaning to write more, especially after my Summer Blogging Project fell flat. On the #TeachWritetober page of the Teach Write, LLC. website, one would see the following: How does the #TeachWritetober challenge work? Commit to…
Book Review – Black Klansman
Black Klansman: Race, Hate, and the Undercover Investigation of a Lifetime | Ron Stallworth 191 pages | 2014 Nonfiction, True Crime, Memoir, History ⭐⭐⭐⭐ – Shelf Worthy From the Back of the Book “When Ron Stallworth, the first black detective in the history of the Colorado Springs Police Department, came across a classified ad in…
Remembering 9/11 with John Adams and “Souls”
The way that I remember September 11, 2001, and invite my students to consider the impact of the day is by listening to John Adams’s piece, “On the Transmigration of Souls.”
Summer Reading Bingo (2019)
It’s the first full day of summer break for me! One of the goals of my Summer Blogging Project is to share more this summer, especially the books I’m reading. Throughout the school year, I have students read a ton of different texts. In order to for them to read, comprehend, and analyze all of…
Summer Blogging Project
As the end of the school year nears, I am beginning to reflect on the past nine months. It has been full of accomplishments, nuances, and challenges. I have grown as a person and educator in multiple ways. Recently, WordPress informed me of my one-year anniversary on the platform. In this space, I have enjoyed…
Finding Your Teacher Voice
The following blog post is a final project for one of my graduate classes this spring at Michigan State University – TE872 – Teachers as Teacher Leaders. The project encouraged us to address a problem or issue in education, provide reasons why it should be changed, modified, or widely known or available to teachers, make…
Book Bracket 2019 – Final Four Results
Voting for Book Bracket 2019’s Final Four is complete! Check out the results and punny announcement for the winners and losers below. Monday, April 8 High School Favorites vs. Nonfiction Defeat (v) – exactly what the Oxford English Dictionary did to Harry Potter. (1) Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone – 41 (1) The Oxford…
Book Bracket 2019 – Elite Eight Results
Voting for Book Bracket 2019’s Elite Eight is complete! Check out the results and punny announcements for each day’s winners and losers below. High School Favorites Region Wednesday, March 27 Hermione and Katniss battled it out, but Harry’s bff was stronger. 51 points for Gryffindor! (1) Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone – 51 (2)…