Let's just put it out there. December is exhausting for teachers. The days are shorter. The weather grows colder and (at least here in Oregon) wetter. Students are anxious -- whether it's a buzzing excitement for vacation or a sense of dread that some kids feel in…
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I'm sitting in my office right now with a web sprawling out all over my whiteboard. I'm planning out my five courses that start in the next few weeks. But even if I weren't designing new courses, I would be dreaming up new ideas. For…
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Don't forget to scroll down to the bottom of this post to download the Creative Ways to End the Semester Resource Pack. This is a post I first wrote a decade ago, when I was teaching middle school. Each year, I have revised it and…
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