Reading Classroom Adventures

Erin Condren Teacher Planner Erin Condren Teacher Planner!! It has finally arrived…and I am in hesitant love.  The cover I chose is awesome.  The layout and additional page protectors, perfect.  However, I do not know if I am loving the new design pages. This is my third teacher planner from Erin Condren, and I was so excited when it was time to order my planner.  As usual, it took me wayyyy to long to choose a cover design.  In the end, I went with the same cover that I got last year, I just changed one of the colors. And I love the way the color came out (you can check out my cover here). Additionally, I had my planner begin in August, because in NJ, we start back in September, which means that I really start planning in August (let’s be serious, I start planning for the new school year before the last school year ends).  I love that Erin Condren provides stickers for the dates, so I do not have to write them in…andddd that those colors match each month’s color theme.

Never Stop Learning… I teach my students to be lifelong readers and writers.   I do not just tell my students to do this, I show them that I too am a lifelong learner.   Andddd I definitely learned that was this week. I learn new things every day about Teachers Pay Teachers   and being a   Teacher Author.   THANK GOODNESS for YouTube! Without YouTube,   Instagram, and blogs, I may have given up by now. But I am determined.   One of the main things that I gained from this week’s journey, was being able to create a PowerPoint that can be edited, while still adhering to copyrights and permissions for fonts and clip art.   This is an option on many products that are created by GREAT sellers, and I was struggling with figuring it out. One of my own fatal flaws (that I am all too aware of) is needing to figure things out on my own.   Although it is a flaw, it is also a great way to learn; I learn by breaking things down {AND} through trial and error.   BUT...why work h