Can you believe we are at the end of July?! Summer break is flying by, isn’t it? One minute you are celebrating the last day of school, and the next you are seeing back-to-school displays at every store and realizing that the new school year is right around the corner. If you are anything like me, the beginning of a school year brings a mix of excitement and nervousness. There is something magical about a fresh start—the clean classroom, the new supplies, the possibility of m

One of the most difficult concepts for my students to grasp has always been understanding how to read distance/time motion graphs. It...

Maybe it’s the cooler temperatures, or the crisp fall air– or maybe it’s seeing beautiful pumpkins and fall foliage everywhere, but this is my FAVORITE time of year! Add in a bit of spooky fun, and October is PERFECT in every way. Living in the South, October brings the relief from the heat at the exact moment that I have declared that I can’t handle it anymore. The cooler weather, Halloween around the corner– does it get any better in life than this? One of my favorite act