It’s hard to believe that just two and a half months ago I was still substitute teaching. I feel so at home in my new classroom and so involved in the lives and lessons of my seventh graders that I sometimes forget I didn’t start the year with them. They feel like mine now. My kids.Continue reading “Listen Louder Than You Sing”
Tag Archives: Listening
Podcasts & Coloring Books
I select a purple Sharpie from my mug of markers and hit play on my laptop. The first smooth line of ink coincides with the first notes of music. Then I take a deep breath and color in a teardrop-shaped leaf in this wilderness design, as Aaron Mahnke’s voice fills my ears. The page beneathContinue reading “Podcasts & Coloring Books”
Listen Up! Some Thoughts on Audio Books
I just recently discovered audio books. Until now, my only experience with them had been in the classroom when I let the CD (or tapes back in the day) read to my students when I either had a sub or a sore throat. I’d never considered them for myself because A) I’m a paperContinue reading “Listen Up! Some Thoughts on Audio Books”
Carie Juettner 