The hallways emptied once the last bell rang; the school is quiet. As I sit here writing my last slice for this year’s March SOL Challenge, I appreciate this quiet emptiness. I don’t think I really notice just how noisy my days usually are until times like this—the still… Read More
Last summer, I attended my first ISTE conference. (In case you’re not familiar, ISTE stands for the International Society of Technology in Education.) At one of the sessions, educator and author Will Richardson shared his feelings about all the vendors in the convention exhibit hall—and those… Read More
I‘ve always thought of Tuesday as the worst day of the week. Sure, Monday—especially after spring break—can be awful, but generally you know what you’re getting with Mondays. You know it will be tough getting back into the work/school week, but you suffer through it and… Read More
As a mother of three boys—and thus completely outnumbered in my house—I’ve become an expert on all things superhero. To be fair, before I had the boys, I think I already had a pretty decent level of knowledge in the area of superheroes, comics, and Star… Read More
“I can’t wait until later!” my eight-year-old said this morning. We were in the middle of getting ready for Easter mass. “Why, what’s later?” I asked, fixing his tie. “We get to have all that Easter candy!” Of all the childhood lies we’ve decided to… Read More
I‘ve always loved photography. Among my friends, I was always the one with a camera on hand to take pictures of everything and anything, then rush to the one-hour photo counter to eagerly wait for the photos to develop. Afterwards, I put together dozens of… Read More
Colin, my five-year-old, loves playing Mario Kart. He wasn’t even a year old, barely walking, when he first held those Nintendo Wii controllers in his still chubby baby hands. Who knew that when we let him pretend play with his older brother that five years later—a… Read More
Daily slicing has been a challenge. This is my second year doing the March Slice of Life Challenge, and for some reason, I don’t remember it being quite this difficult last year. Maybe the “childbirth” rule applies. I’ve had three children and each time, I know… Read More
On my list of things to do this spring break was to plan out the next unit in both of my classes. In my AP Lang class, the time after spring break means a shift toward the AP exam. With only a few weeks left, I’m… Read More
“That was better than I thought it was going to be.” The boys and I were walking out of theater number eight when my oldest, Matthew, offered his assessment of the movie. We had just finished watching the latest Disney movie, Zootopia. I had to agree… Read More
