Rosie’s Classroom-on-the-Go! Help for the Mobile Teacher!

Rosie’s Classroom-on-the-Go! Help for the Mobile Teacher!

A few weeks back, I was roaming the halls of a school in New Orleans, when I spotted a very Together Teacher bag that wayyyyyyyyy outsized a normal teacher bag or backpack. This thing even knocked the pants off my old school L.L. Bean enormous tote! This had pockets,...
No Desk? No Cart? No Problem!

No Desk? No Cart? No Problem!

After last week’s post about teacher desks, a few of you wrote in to share your stories of not having a desk, or not even having a cart! I feel your pain. I spent a year teaching in three different outside trailers…there were  frequent afternoon torrential downpours…...
FAQ: Hey, Do You Have a Pen I Could Borrow?

FAQ: Hey, Do You Have a Pen I Could Borrow?

My first year of teaching, I had REALLY long (and admittedly, kind of messy) hair. At the end of the day, I would shake out my ponytail and occasionally find at least three pens hanging out up there. Next, I would empty the pockets of my oh-so-fashionable ankle length...