Lessons From My Father
Photo Credit Fox Broadcasting Company Before there was Google there was my father. As a child, he read encyclopedias and can still recite every volume verbatim back to you. If you are lost on the...
View ArticleThe Ultimate Women’s Guide to ISTE11 Fashion
Photo By: Rhino Neal As we are all well aware, when it comes to fashion, I need a considerable amount of help. Planning what to wear to ISTE11 was no exception. In an effort to make things less...
View Article3 Happy Things To Do At School
Here are a couple of things that I do every day to keep me happy. Hi! Hello and Good Bye I’ve blogged about this before, but greeting and saying goodbye to my students each period, is one of my...
View ArticleNew Teacher Advice December
Sorry it’s so short…If this video didn’t do it for you try last December…
View ArticleConfessions from a Former Dirty Hippie
I’ve always been a bit of a flower child. In the middle of the winter, I would sleep on our balcony just so I could “breath.” It was nothing for me to go weeks in the summer without knowing where my...
View ArticleTime for Fun!
Photo via Boston Public Library Ok, enough with the grading, thinking, pushing ourselves, and trying to sound intelligent. Let’s get on with watching the Kardashians take New York and other such...
View ArticleWishing You a Restful and Peaceful Winter Break
The Teaching Game Blog is going on a two-week hiatus. See ya in January!
View ArticleGiant Teddy Bears and Other Happy Things
Drawing By: SigNote Cloud Our happiness may be ephemeral, but it is at least comforting to know how easily it is to come by. Here’s a list of things I did today that made me happy: Hugged a giant...
View ArticleLessons From My Father
Photo by: Jim Capaldi Don’t limit yourself In a situation where one might have to decide between ice cream or cake, my father would most certainly say that, “it doesn’t have to be an, either/or...
View ArticleIt’s all Funny In the End
photo by:BGB My family has a long tradition of celebrating miniscule holidays. Really any somewhat publically recognized holiday is an excuse to get together and eat with my cousins. Aside from eating...
View ArticleA Teacher’s Guide to: How to avoid gaining 10 pounds by June
photo by: Eugene Wei It is an up hill battle to not gain a spare tire while in the teaching profession. There are tempting foods everywhere. Between birthday cupcakes and staff room coffee sweeteners,...
View ArticleThe Secret (Health) Life of Successful Educators-Intro
photo by: Jabiz Raisdana There is a strong connection between a teacher’s personal health (mental, social, physical) and the success they see in the classroom. Yet, in all the “connected” dialog, we...
View ArticleThe Secret (Health) Life of Successful Educators: Josh Stumpenhorst #365streak
image by: Josh Stumpenhorst Josh Stumpenhorst is a middle school language arts and social science teacher, 2012 Illinois teacher of the year, and father of two boys. He is an avid runner and admired...
View ArticleThe Secret (Health) Life of Successful Educators: Joan Young Cardio Queen
photo by: Joan Young I first met Joan Young in 2011 in one of those brief ISTE-esque moments, but we’ve been friends ever since. Joan is an elementary teacher and academic coach with a passion for...
View ArticleThe Secret (Health) Life of Successful Educators: Mike Peller full speed all...
Michael and his wife Kelsey adventuring in Iceland Michael Peller is a founding upper school teacher at the at Nueva School in Hillsborough, California. Beyond teaching Math and Natural Science, he is...
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