I shared in April that part of my upcoming dream schedule would be Grade 11 Canadian History. I am beyond excited about this class and have been putting in a lot of prep time to ensure I am overly organized for when I begin in the fall…. can you tell that I am nervous about returning to work?? As I complete my prep work for each unit I will be sharing the resources I find up on the blog through my updated Manitoba Resources page which now features an active link to my Grade 11 Canadian… Read More
2016-2017 DREAM Schedule!!
When I first received my position at “S-School” in 2013 I was over-the-moon excited to get a permanent position in a small rural school that was only a ten minute drive from our home. Although my schedule didn’t exactly match my teachable background I was told that my schedule would eventually included those classes as the years went on. Here we are three years later and I am THRILLED to share that my principal has definitely spoiled me and I will be going back to work in the fall to my dream teaching schedule 🙂 I… Read More
Blogging in the Social Studies Classroom – FREEBIE
I have slowly been working on creating a comprehensive blogging program to implement with my high school social studies classes when I return from mat leave. Although I have blogged with my Grade 8 homeroom during the 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 school years, I feel like my implementation lacked direction and could have been done a lot better. I Think, Therefore I Blog. (2012). Uploaded to Flickr by MarsmettnnTallahass. Available online at: https://flic.kr/p/cHUyJN I decided to create a blogging program for my high school classes because: – these students are already familiar with the program (they blogged… Read More