The whimsy and magic from early childhood don’t just belong in secondary classrooms - THEY ARE

The single most useful skill I learned as an educator was how to quickly assess a situation and

And to top it all off, I came home and had ice cream before getting into bed with a book 😆 Do I

This week in my classroom will be focused on all things reading- joy of reading stories, magical

In my nearly 18 years of classroom teaching, grading has largely been a source of stress and anxiety

Analyzing rhetoric through speeches from American leaders, battling Canvas, and Broadway BINGO… all

Let’s focus on what we can control and help where we are able - steal my lesson plans for 11th grade

Comment “listen now” and I’ll send you the link to our latest episode 🎧 This one dropped on Jan

Are kids different now, in 2025, than they were 10 years ago? Yes, of course they are

The kids call it “cell phone jail,” but I prefer to think it’s more of a spa or staycation

Week 1 of production: - Omigod You Guys - Serious - Daughter of Delta Nu - What You

I’m working on it, I promise… 😅😅 #teachermom #highschoolteacher #teacherlife #englishteacher

Classroom unboxing with just a couple things to help us through this time of year… These hand

That day back from break teacher tired is next level 🫠 #highschoolteacher #teachermom #teacherlife

3 non-negotiables for getting ready for the school week ahead- 1

Cooking and fashion content are obviously missed callings for me, and this video is clearly evidence

November has been a long year… We are onto our third production of the year, and this one has more

Having something like a musical to produce has been a welcome distraction this week

There is always a moment when a show becomes a SHOW, and we had that moment tonight

Vlogtober may be over, but Showvember is just beginning 😆 #newteacher #dramateacher #teacherlife

Coffee and some stage makeup to get me through teaching on Halloween 🎃 The true challenge, though,

The giggles that were erupting all around the room as students brainstormed these little scary

Creative writing to start the second quarter, and just in time for Halloween 🎃 We get to work on

The things that I used to overlook or that came as an afterthought, like directly teaching and

Finals day with student-made games, quite a bit of grading, costume laundry finally going to get

A little improv show to let off some steam between Quarter 1 finals days… I think I could sleep for

Halloween fit check & book rec 🎃 #ltkhalloween Comment SHOP below to receive a DM with the link to

Tech week for our fall musical starts Monday, finals for quarter 1 start tomorrow, and the energy in

This song is basically what goes through my head when I have too many things in there kicking around

Is this the hardest teaching has ever been? Yes, for so many reasons

Group brainstorms are a delicate thing, but when we get going the ideas are pretty great! Joint

Discussions get better and better when the kids decide to fully engage… finals are next week, then

Spend a school day with me from start to finish - this was an extra long one with rehearsal and a

Quarter 1 finals are next week, and it’s time to start the pep talks for having a growth mindset

Another teacher fit check and a book rec! I was very much into the October vibes today 🎃👻 Comment

My current teaching days have LOTS of back and forth, and I’m honestly not trying to get used to it

Can we make a fit check & book rec into a thing? I’m going to make it a thing… Comment SHOP below

Today was a day

Show weeks are always a whole different experience that brings in a whole different kind of teacher

Opening night of Romeo & Juliet! We took on a lot with this production, and made it an opportunity

Dress rehearsal for Romeo & Juliet 💀 These little vlogs are forcing me to sit down and reflect

This Monday was Monday-ing alllllll over the place… I looked up whether it was a full moon at least

Teach with me - come with me to a full day of teaching!

Teach a full day with me - these days are FULL… This Friday had TED Talks, board games, Shakespeare

High school students love decorations- I would even say they like them MORE than their younger

Teach with me on a FULL day of meetings, book tastings, ASMR, scenery painting, and more! Aaaand

New Teacher 101 - Let’s make a seating chart! I make and remake my seating charts as often as my

This speech analysis can be done in as few as a couple days or stretched out to a full week,