Jack of All Trades – Page 32 – A Teacher's Journey: Public School to Homeschool

Making Art in My Bible.

leslie January 30, 2016 0 Comments

I always wanted to be an Art Teacher. I knew in high school that that was what "I wanted to be when I grew up." I went to college and graduated with my Art Teaching Degree in 2004, but I could never find that art position until 2008. For those 4 years, I was in a dry spell. I crafted every now and then, but actually making art... nope. When I taught art in 2008-09...

Starting Over.

leslie January 29, 2016 2 Comments

I thought about starting over. Starting a new blog with where I am now. I thought about different names, titles, and what my new blog would be about. Then I thought about the title "Jack of All Trades." I love that title. It can allow this blog to be about anything I want it to be. Jack of All Trades...Master of None. Why is...

Hi, my name is Leslie and I am a CONTROL FREAK.

leslie March 9, 2013 3 Comments

I am. I think that's the first step to recovery... admittance. I am a total control freak, and I wonder if most teachers are. Yesterday it hit me full force... literally... I slapped my forehead. I couldn't believe how much of a control freak I have been. Now don't get me wrong, there are definite advantages to my controlling side, but lately I have noticed the...

Go SPEED Racer: Exploring Speed

leslie February 22, 2013 2 Comments

Last year I wrote a post called Go Speed Racer... it's all about engaging students when beginning a unit on graphing and calculating speed. Okay, so you have their attention, but how on earth can you really explore speed...from the fast to the slow or even better... stopped. How is that graphed? As I did the engage and watched my students hypothesize about the hare's...

Homework…. a NECESSARY evil… and a PEP TALK

leslie February 9, 2013 5 Comments

Homework is evil. You have to assign something...make copies... only for students to lose it... or not do it... or only put 5 seconds worth of effort into the assignment... then you have to check... who did what... who did NOT do it... track who does and doesn't do it consistently (see homework binder post)... somehow give a consequence to those who did not do the homework... check it the...

Lab: What is Energy??

leslie January 30, 2013 3 Comments

I. LOVE. TEACHING. Love it... Love it... love it. I can't wait for tomorrow where my students get to become a newscast in the Amazon Rainforest; however, today I had such a great time teaching them about energy. The best is peaking their interest. As I have said before, I use the 5 E model when teaching science. Today was our Engage and Explore lesson on forms...

LAB: It’s a Roller Coaster kinda World …

leslie January 25, 2013 2 Comments

It definitely was in my classroom today. We built roller coasters to demonstrate our knowledge of potential and kinetic energy in science.I teach science using the 5 E's (Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, and Evaluate)...it's perfect if I actually got to teach science each and everyday, but I don't. I have to use an A/B schedule to teach science and social studies,...