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MY DAILY MANTRA IN CLASS

01.16.2017 by Judi Holst // Leave a Comment

This is what I tell my public speaking students on a daily basis. Just have a conversation with your audience.

A Day in the Life of Teaching Middle School

Some days, your students make you laugh without meaning to; it is one of the joys of teaching. This is one of those examples.

Middle School Parents: Take Heart

Even though your kids may ACT like they don’t need you anymore, they do. My students were asked, “What (or who) motivates you the most to do your best at all times?” The most common answer was a parent or their family. (Of course, Elmo was an answer by a boy, but who could blame […]

4 strategies of how to add CREATIVITY to your lessons

We all have heard of the 4 Cs: Collaboration, Communication, Critical Thinking, and that last one is the one that captures my heart: CREATIVITY. It is one thing to tell teachers that creativity should be included in our lessons, but no one really gives us ideas of how to do it. Here are four strategies that I learned from my recent professional development.

Judi's books

Resurrection Walk

by Michael Connelly

I am a huge fan of the show "Bosch" and the show "The Lincoln Lawyer." When I saw that this book combines both of those characters, I couldn't wait to read it. It takes place long after Bosch has retired, and he is now a driver for Mikey...

Never Lie

by Freida McFadden

I loved the different twists in the book. Just when you think you have one mystery solved, you're probably wrong.

The Silent Patient

by Alex Michaelides

Resurrection Walk

by Michael Connelly

The Boy Who Changed His World: An Inspiring Story of Hope

The Boy Who Changed His World: An Inspiring Story of Hope

by Robert Whanslaw

There is something special when an elderly person befriends a teenager. It can be a beautiful bond. This story is about Callum, a 15-year-old boy, who is bullied at school, doesn't know his father, and his mother is married to a man who ...