“Every child in your class is someone’s whole world.” -Unknown My brother is diagnosed PDD-NOS (Pervasive Developmental Disorder – Not Otherwise Specified) with a processing disorder. That means that he is on the spectrum, but they aren’t quite sure what he has. This past weekend, we toured a fully accredited college that is specifically designed for students with learning disabilities and/or ADHD. (If you haven’t heard of Beacon College, check it out! It is amazing!) It is there that we realized that he is not ready. There are too many reasons to list to describe why Michael is not ready. I have been in a funk since last weekend because my mind has been filled with the doubts and the uncertainties of his future. However, that is not my focus today. I want to look past that. Far too often we focus on the negative. Let’s change our perspective, and think of what students succeed at, what students find joy in. —– Visualize your students. Write down the names of your “low”, “struggling”, “behavior” students. Think about how many of them are formally diagnosed (with anything). Picture the ones that you can sense have “just a little something else going Continue Reading
Hey everyone! I am beyond excited to share this little blog’s brand new look! Thank you SO SO much to Bobbi at Ready to Blog Designs. She is a gem! If you need a great blog designer who is very reasonable and amazing to work with, I highly recommend Bobbi! I started this blogging/creating/TeachersPayTeachers journey this past April during my first year of teaching. I had been *obsessed* with teaching blogs during undergrad and always thought to myself, “When I have my classroom, I am going to go broke!”. I never thought I would be so blessed by this blogging/TPT community. I am beyond thankful for all of the new support and friendships that have grown from this! Once I started teaching, I felt myself being pulled toward certain products on TPT and certain styles of teaching on teacher blogs. You know those few that you just keep going back to? Those few teachers make you want to spend hours making adorable anchor charts and laminating all types of activities! Today, I’m sharing a few of my favorites with you! {Stick around for a fun giveaway!} My ultimate goal is to reach each individual student. This is a tough task, Continue Reading
So, we all know Deanna Jump. She is an inspiration to teachers everywhere! Not only did she start out on TPT wayyy before many of us, but she paved the way and showed us all how to be successful teacher-preneurs. I look up to her and wish that I could’ve met her in Vegas this year. {I will definitely be there next year!} I’ve seen this quote floating around blogs and Instagram. Seriously, it made me tear up when I first read it. This quote explains everything we do as teachers and TPT sellers. I knew I had to print it out and hang it in my office, so I created this little freebie for my store. I hope you all enjoy it! Click the freebie link or the picture below to grab it! My hope is that this is a daily reminder to you and your families. We will do the work, when He shows us the way.