You may have seen the pictures of my classroom and noticed some Super Mario characters gracing one of my bulletin boards.  The inspiration f...

I wouldn't say that I teach like I was taught. I certainly didn't have bad teachers!  In fact, many of them are now my co-workers.  ...

Here are some tips for using learning goals in your classroom: 1. Have the students write them down.  It sets the tone and makes them respon...

I am all about the learning goals! I post them. The kids copy them. We discuss them. We reflect upon them. And when the kids ask what's ...

You don't just have to play Bingo as a class to use the Bingo cards.  Here are a couple ideas of how you can use the Bingo game cards to...

Out first week of school just wrapped up and my classes are off to a great start!  It helps that I've got Grade 9s that are new to the s...

I didn't think I'd be posting the day before school starts.  I'm feeling pretty good about how things are going, so I was playin...

As I mentioned before, as soon as I found out about getting a room to myself for my 3 classes I started decorating right away.  The first st...