Elevating Education

Well I have finally braved it and did it! I created my own class podcast. I used the website http://www.podbean.com It is free to sign up f...

There was a sad ending to this week at school. Our Principal's mom passed away from Alzheimers at a young age. The day after being noti...

Watching Hoarders right now and it gets me thinking... you know those classrooms where teachers have millions of things from 30 years ago an...

Even though most who read this may not teach in Alberta, there is an amazing resource site you should check out. Rodeo Chaps Link They ha...

I am a quote fanatic and this is one of my favorite quotes. Then I just realized that this quote will go with just about anything! I leave i...

Every year I have my students create an autobiography so that I can get to know them a bit better. Here are some more of the humorous ones.....

Thought I would post some pictures of the literacy center that I had written about earlier!

Boo to report cards! However here are some things that might make it quicker and easier for you! Growth as a learner  comments English L...

Here is a rubric I created for creating exciting beginnings. This is what I work on first through the program Empowering Writers. Our sch...

Sometimes as teachers we get in that rut. Especially if you have a larger class size than the norm and not the most responsible students. Af...

As a teacher, I am sure you all have those students who do not like to hand in homework and get every excuse imaginable as to why it is not ...

I have started blogging with my grade 4s. There is such a huge push for increasing our students' use of technology that I thought I woul...

Whether you are a teacher in Alberta or not, the public school district in Leduc has a great website for meeting your ict outcomes in every ...

In Alberta there are I believe around 40 APPLE schools. This is a government funded program that comes to your school for three years and th...

I decided last year to get a class pet...well it turned into two pets actually. I had got a guinea pig and then I was told they thrive bette...

I love love love literacy centers! I use this site to change up things monthly. Even though it is for grade 2 I easily adapt it for my gra...