I am excited about presenting at CCIRA on Thursday February 4. It is a great conference and I always come away with so much great information. Here is my presentation:

I am so excited to be presenting at InnEdCo in a few days. Here is the presentation!

Highway 21 Resources

Hope everyone is enjoying Highway 21. Here are the resources for my sessions:

CCIRA

I can't wait for CCIRA. I love the conference because I know I will learn so much and fill my bucket up. I also get to present. I love presenting and sharing things that make my job easier. It makes me happy to help other teachers. I can't wait to share everything I learned. Here is my presentation for CCIRA. Hope you enjoy it!

Tiny Tap

I love the app Tiny Tap. I have been trying to make apps that will be specific to the high frequency words that are required by my district. I know these will help the students because they are self-checking and motivating. I can't wait to make some more. I was thinking about how to use these for math. Here is the information about Tiny Tap. You can download it from the app store. It will show you how to make them and then you just have to start trying. I needed to start over a few times but all in all it is pretty easy. When you go to Tiny Tap search HFW and see the ones we made. Happy app making!

New Year!

Well, we are back at it this week. It has been great to be off for two weeks. I got to spend time with my family and relax. I also had time to do some reflecting. Since it is a new year I am ready for a new attitude. I want to bring more fun into the classroom. I don't mean fun like fluff, but fun while learning. I want to see the excitement of the students because that gives me more energy to teach better. I want to continue to have high expectations and rigor while adding the enjoyment of learning. I want to relax about testing and trust that good teaching will lead to high test scores because students will be prepared and confident as well. So, I off to start the new year in my classroom and hope it happens.

Handwriting Fix

I can't believe that we are almost 70 days into the school year.  The students are making progress and growing so much.  I love to teach writing because the students get to express themselves and be creative.  However, this year the students are really struggling with handwriting.  I have tried many different things like apps, paper practice and displaying visuals all over the room.  Many students are still not seeing the difference between tall and short letters.  So, I decided to make new name tags that I hope will help.  I like the yellow highlights to really help the tall letters stand out.  I used them yesterday and it seemed to help.  I will keep you posted on how it goes.  I would love any feedback on what you think.