One day, when the morning bell rang, the first student to arrive ran into our room and looked around frantically like he’d lost his puppy. When Kevin spotted me, he exclaimed, “Oh good! Mrs. Foxwell, you ARE here! I thought we had a substitute when I didn’t see you at the door!” He then went ... Read More about Classroom Greetings! The Best Way to Start Your School Day The post Classroom Greetings! The Best Way to Start Your School Day appeared first on Foxwell Forest.| Foxwell Forest
Dear First-Year Teachers, You are about to embark on an exciting and important adventure—your first year of teaching! I know how you’re feeling because I have been in your shoes. Anxiously awaiting class lists to begin labeling everything, putting up the bulletin board with the hopefully not-so-crooked letters, and waking up from back-to-school nightmare thinking, ... Read More about Dear First-Year Teachers, You’ve Got This! The post Dear First-Year Teachers, You’ve Got This! appea...| Foxwell Forest
The technology we use is continuously changing. As a teacher who wants to use technology effectively in the classroom, I found it overwhelming to keep up. New classroom technology always seemed so important to administrators and the district that it can feel like you need to know everything. The good news is that you aren’t ... Read More about 4 Ways to Embrace New Classroom Technology The post 4 Ways to Embrace New Classroom Technology appeared first on Foxwell Forest.| Foxwell Forest
My heart broke when a former student’s mom told me that her now 6th grade son, Dan, didn’t like to read anymore. I literally cried out, “NO! What happened? He used to love to read in first grade!” He told his mom, “The teacher assigns all of our books, and the only reason we read ... Read More about Fostering a Love of Reading: Not Just a Grade! The post Fostering a Love of Reading: Not Just a Grade! appeared first on Foxwell Forest.| Foxwell Forest