Ms. M's Tales of a Teacher: My Personal Teacher Blog

This is our final countdown week teacher friends! It's gone by fast, but yet we learned so much together this year. Just like our students, we had a lot of challenges and successes this year, and we can use both to help propel us forward.  As we prepare our last few days together we also have one more bag to pack for the summer.  Now that we packed reflection and relationships, let's pack up one last thing: courage. Perhaps of all three, this is the one we should bring in our carry on, instead of tucking it away in the check-on bag. We need to have it readily on hand at all times, just in case. You never know when you'll need to open the bag and need a bit of extra courage. This summer, let's have the courage to allow ourselves to have it, embrace it, and use it to our advantage. There is so much we can do with our courage, and we can use it for ourselves, and even others.  We should use courage to think about all the lessons that went very well and and acknowledge that...

 Another week in June has passed my friends!   The final countdown continues.  I feel like it's going by quickly,  yet slowly at the same time.  This is week two of three where we start to close out our inSpiration Sundays and prepare for summer.  Last week we spent time "packing up" some needed items to bring home with us in our backpacks. We first packed up reflection. In our reflections, there are probably many people we think about, from our students to other educators we've met along the way during our teaching journey. It's the relationships we build that are truly unforgettable.  This week, let's pack relationships into our summer bags. Think about the people whom you connected with this year. Perhaps it's a new teacher you helped get settled into his/her first year of teaching. Perhaps you were new to your grade level or department team, or you worked more closely with another educator this year than the year before. These relationships ar...

Well it's  June fellow teachers! The final countdown begins! I feel time has flown by so fast.   The next three weeks we will start to close on our inSpiration Sundays and prepare for summer. As we do that, let's spend some time each week unpacking things we can do that will help us "pack up" and transition to summer. Perhaps we can even "stuff these" in our backpacks to take home... As teachers, we know that there is a lot packed into the last month of school. We have to spend time closing out report cards, wrapping up meetings, setting our students up with books for the summer, still there are   graduations, celebrations, field days and class trips planned, these final few weeks compare with the fast pace of September. It's easy to get lost in the commotion and feel overwhelmed, especially knowing that a break is very close. This time of the year is also a time for reflection on the year we experienced. In our fast paced days, let's remember to sit...