Fighting the Sun for my Students’ Attention
Few events get your students as excited as natural phenomena. A crazy hail storm in the spring, the first snow of the season, or a high magnitude earthquake could all […]
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Kathleen R
I currently teach Humanities and Language A English to 6-11th graders at an international school in Germany. I hold a Masters in Educational Technology. In my free time I frolic about the landscape with my Germerican Husband and daughter.
My Teaching Manifesto
Lately, I have had to venture out of my Shangri-la. It is easy to stay in my classroom and only interact with those whom I trust. It is harder to […]
Wikipedia-Wicked or Wonderful?
Professional Development can be the most maddening hours you spend as a teacher or it can lift you to new heights, make your head explode, and completely change the way […]
To Vaccinate or not to Vaccinate-My story
Almost 8 years ago, we had a child. We never thought of ourselves as “earthy-crunchy.” We didn’t intend to go all natural, attachment, or organic. As parents, we just listened […]
I am a Target
I hesitate to write this. But what else do you do when the fear builds up inside you to a breaking point. At times I feel like my paranoia gets […]
The Year in Review-My favorite reads of 2014
It is New Years Day 2015. Rather than bore you with my stats from last year that the helper monkeys at Word Press produced, I thought I would suggest a […]
Stopping By the Woods on a Snowy Afternoon
It has been awhile since we have seen proper snow near our house in Germany. Last year we only received a light dusting, a tease of snow. The warm mild […]
Is it ever OK to be on Twitter or Facebook at work?
“Mrs. Ralf, I found you on Twitter this weekend and noticed you posted during school hours last week.” Hmm. How should I respond to this? At first, I felt a […]
A Very Weltkrieg Christmas
“Have yourself a merry little Christmas, may your heart be light…” As Michael Bublé began to croon, my daughter let out a heavy sigh. Rolling on the floor she whined, […]
What’s all the fuss about ClassDojo?
Recently the New York Times published an article bashing an app for education called ClassDojo. I was quite shocked at the negative tone in the article. Teachers were being accused […]
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