by Kirsten U | Feb 10, 2020 | Life Skills, Personal, Professional
Beware of the dreaded time of year: flu season. With limited sick days, it’s crucial for us to avoid the flu in special education classrooms. Just this year (2020), some area schools have closed due to a large amount of cases of flu. According to the CDC, 68...
by Kirsten U | Jan 21, 2019 | Personal
As teachers, we know our job goes well beyond the school bell. But often our duties include far more than just what’s required at school. At the very least, we owe it to ourselves to prepare nourishing meals to fuel our body. If we have a family, we might be...
by Kirsten U | Jan 14, 2019 | Personal, Professional
Is your To Do list a mile long and growing longer every day? Mine was too. I was getting things done every day and crossing things off my list, but not seeing progress. I had to plan for my students, go to lessons at times that changed daily, and work on my products...
by Kirsten U | Dec 31, 2018 | Beauty, Fashion, Personal, Professional
The holiday season is over and the doldrums of winter are setting in. When you head back to school after Christmas Break, the realization sets in: you have a whole semester to go until summer vacation. You already know when you return to review routines and practice,...
by Kirsten U | Sep 20, 2018 | Class Management, Personal, Professional
Grief. Death. Tragedy. We don’t like thinking about it, much less talking about it. But if you teach for long enough, grief will touch your teaching practice. As a teacher, sometimes it becomes our job to help students deal with grief in the classroom. You may...
by Kirsten U | Sep 4, 2018 | Fashion, Money, Personal, Professional
There is no tired like back to school teacher tired. And after the very first day, your feet are going to let you know all about it. After a summer of sitting on the couch, your feet are just not having it. This list of comfortable shoes for teachers will help you...
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