Step One in the Writing Process: Identify your purpose!

The sweet July days are fleeting! Just a few short weeks and I will be back in my happy place with 130 new little faces! 130 new minds to challenge and characters to shape! I am eager for this new school year!

I have spent a good portion of my summer attending professional development workshops and my mind is exploding with amazing tools to share with my kiddos!

A goal this year is to incorporate more social media and technology into my classroom, and for a few reasons.

First, our world is overflowing with negativity. Our youth are spending hours scrolling through Instagram idolizing celebrities, bullying peers, or just simply wasting time. I feel like it is my duty to teach my students how to post positively and how to have a positive impact through social media. 

Reality: more and more companies are googling employee candidates, searching them on Facebook, twitter, and Instagram. So, I am hoping to give my students the opportunities to create a positive digital footprint in the social media realm! 

I am also hoping to use social media as a means to connect with my parents and students! 

Texas is moving into a new era, the T-TESS era. 

I am hoping to add instructional strategies and differentiation strategies and just FUN and AWESOME things that my kiddos are doing throughout the year!