by Theresa Haggerty | Sep 30, 2012 | Educational, Informational, Inspirational
This past week was two of our in-service days for our school diocese. We spent two days together as a community united to move forward and prepare ourselves with the resources to educate our students for the future. As our time came to a close our superintendent, a...
by Theresa Haggerty | Apr 30, 2012 | Educational
“As writers, what we all need more than anything else in the world is listeners, listeners who will respond with silent empathy, with sighs of recognition, with laughter and tears, and questions and stories of their own. Writers need to be heard.” ~ Lucy...
by Theresa Haggerty | Mar 21, 2012 | Educational
As a teacher, you bring a part of yourself to the classroom. For me, I bring my Naturally New Orleans Cajun upbringing, which of course includes my cultivated cooking skills. So you can say my lessons are full with flavor and spice! For this post I am combining my...
by Theresa Haggerty | Mar 9, 2012 | Educational
If education was a tree, then self-efficacy would be the roots. The roots are the lifeline of the tree and so is self-efficacy to the developing child. Self-efficacy is the pure essence of who we are and what drives and motivates us to be successful and to achieve...
by Theresa Haggerty | Mar 6, 2012 | Educational
Instructing Struggling Readers Instructing struggling readers is much like weaving a delicate tapestry. In the end the overall outcome is magnificent and the beauty is in the details. One must remember that each tapestry is unique in its’ own way and that the design...
by Theresa Haggerty | Feb 28, 2012 | Educational
Thinking and learning skills in the 21st century revolve around real-world applications and global communication. Unlike it was in my day over 25 years ago, acquired knowledge today can be put to use immediately within our students’ lives. As teachers, in the...
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