Hi! My name is Claire and I am a 4th grade teacher in Seattle. I am in my fifth year of teaching and am excited to be sharing some of my adventures with you. This is my first year at this particular school, and I'm also planning my wedding. Needless to say, my new normal includes lesson plans AND reception seating plans. Staff meeting AND DJ consultations. Working through lunch to make time for booking vendors and designing my centerpieces. Life is hectic, but I wouldn't have it any other way.
The objective (or, instructional outcome for the teachers out there) of this blog is twofold:
(1) Often, my friends ask me to tell stories about what is happening in my classroom. We laugh about the stories I come home with and they always say, "You should write a book!" It's funny to think that the stories I tell are probably the exact stories that our teachers all told about us. There is never a dull moment in an elementary classroom (or any classroom for that matter), and I am here to share some of those moments with you.
(2) Another reason I wanted to start this blog is because I think teachers need as many spaces as they can get to share ideas, successes, challenges and defeats. Between the Common Core State Standards (a new set of standards being implemented by almost every state, for you non-teachers), a new, super intense -but a nice change - evaluations system (thanks to our local Guru, Charlotte Danielson), hours of meetings and of course, the heart of our job - the actual teaching - teachers need an outlet. And they need a space for sharing. I'd love to be a part of that. Not because I have amazing ideas, but because the conversation, with teachers AND non-teachers, is important. We teach our kids how to talk to each other, to share ideas, to agree and disagree. I want to practice that here.
Stay tuned and don't forget to share your thoughts and ideas with me!
xoxo
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