YouTube Celebration!

Creating a YouTube channel is something that I've wanted to do for a long time. I'm not sure why it took me so long to get to started, but it's finally done. Over the last few weeks "My TeacherVoice" has grown to over 150 subscribers and has been viewed over 6,000 times. I'm so excited to have all of you along for the journey. Check out my latest video below. Watch-Like-& Subscribe!

Classroom Bulletin Boards: A Sneak Peek

What do you do when all of your colleagues are in a meeting? You secretly film their classrooms for your YouTube Channel. In this video you will see samples of bulletin boards and classroom setup ideas. Enjoy!

My Classroom: After the Magic Happens

As promised, my completed classroom tour for the new school year has just gone LIVE on Youtube. Click the link below to check it out. Thank you for continued love and support. Be sure to "Like" and "Subscribe."

See My Room Before the Razzle Dazzle!

Hello Beautiful People! 

I started a youtube channel and I just posted my first video. It's a tour of my classroom before all of the decorating is done. I will post an "After" video in a couple of days. Please show your love and support by watching and the video. Be sure to give it a BIG thumbs up and don't forget to subscribe.

Now Showing at NC's Middle School Conference

I am so ready for the conference! I have all of my notes and my presentation is complete. I can't wait to meet and network with other educators from around the state. My session is from 11:30-12:30 in the Heritage Room of the Koury Convention Center in Greensboro. I will be sharing "The Time Traveler's Guide to Making Content Connections", a presentation I have crafted to share some of the things I learned at the Library of Congress last summer. I don't want to leave any one out of this experience, so I am linking my presentation below. Let me know what you think. Leave your comments, questions, and suggestions in the space provided.

The Time Traveler's Guide to Making Content Connections

2015-2016 Cumberland County Model Classroom

Brand-Spanking Newbies, this is for you! Click the link below to view my Emaze.com presentation. Also, be sure to create an Edmodo.com account so you will be able access some free resources for your classroom. The Model Classroom group code is: xyed2j

The DIY Classroom

Library of Congress: "Primary Sources" Summer Teacher Institute

Recently, I was accepted to the Library of Congress's Teacher Institute geared toward teaching educators how to incorporate primary sources into their classrooms. I was so excited when I received the press release announcing this honor. It read:

Screenshot borrowed from:
 http://ccs.k12.nc.us/2015/06/11/local-teacher-receives-national-honor/

I learned so much from this institute and I encourage all teachers who are interested in primary sources to go online and apply at www.loc.gov.

Here are some photos from my trip. I will upload some of the strategies I learned later, but for now I'll just share the fun stuff.

Visiting the Main Reading Room featured
in one of favorite movies, National Treasure

Walking around DC Self-Guided Tour

Some of the other participants- My new friends!

Super exclusive tour of the Main Reading
Room and a behind the scenes tour of the
card catalog and book stacks