Happy 2014

Happy New Year! I am excited to get back to blogging which I've sadly neglected this school year as I spent my free time learning how to properly implement Common Core State Standards (CCSS). While I thought I was prepared after a year of transition last school year, I soon realized that I had so much to learn. It was definitley a struggle during the beginning weeks of school and stressed me out a lot, to the point where I even stated out loud that this would be my last year of teaching.

Luckily after the disasterous first round of ANET interval testing, I found my stride with regards to CCSS and figured out how to teach my students math in a way that would make me happy and my students successful.  Read about my "flipped" homework here. I have settled down and there is no more talk of retiring!

Tomorrow I return to school after a nice two week vacation where I was able to relax and recharge my batteries. I also accomplished a few things that had been moved to the back burner of my busy life. I have missed my teammates and other faculty members, but most of all, I have missed each and every one of my wonderful students.

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I have exciting news to share with all of you. I finally got a DonorsChoose project written, accepted, and posted. But the best news of all is it was fully funded in less than 24 hours. (Thank you to those who made donations.) Shortly after we return to school we will be receiving a package - a new Chromebook! I can't wait to see all of the wonderful ways we will put this computer to use. (My second project is up and almost half of the funds have been donated, so hopefully a second Chromebook will arrive in February.) Happy New Year to us!!!