I don't know if you have heard of "binge" watching. But it is all the rage, especially with Netflix. I have been watching many series. Torchwood, Doctor Who, Inspector Lewis, Eureka, and my newest favorite is Call the Midwife. I bet you noticed the theme of British shows in my arsenal. I LOVE the British shows. I can't get enough. I would definitely recommend the shows I have listed above. Binge watching may not be the best way to spend your time, but such joy can come of watching characters change and grow episode, after episode.

It has been a long time since I blogged last, not that anyone is reading this. Since last November, I have finished my fourth year as a third grade teacher. I am currently working our district's summer learning experience and getting my ESL endorsement. I am hoping that with all I learn I can better serve all of the students in my classroom. I am finding out that I have been doing more for the ELL population of my students than I thought. I would definitely recommend taking a course like this for all teachers, even those who think they would never be in an area where ELL students might be. Take North Dakota, a very nondiverse state. Now with the oil boom and all available North Dakotians (?) working for the oil company, other people are needed. So, people from other areas are moving in and settling from other parts of the country. WHO WOULDN'T? They have to pay fast food workers upwords of $15 an hour, because there is no one left to work. North Dakota only has a population of 500,000. What a great time to be in North Dakota. My point is that even if you think, as a teacher, you will never need this endorsement, there may come a time when you would. Better to have it ahead of time and be prepared.

My goal is that I will blog weekly if not more with topics that are helpful to me. For instance, I was on facebook and had a post from Box Tops for Education about BuzzFeed DIY's 25 Clever Classroom tips. Some were ones that I already knew, but some were very clever. Check it out. I especially like the tip about using Paint Chip cards to keep track of all the passwords and log ins that students need for the various educational websites that they use. The example had the passwords written, I would print them on labels and then stick them on. Using the Mail Merge feature on Microsoft Word is a great help with this. They had a great idea about vinyl circles too.

Off to do more homework. I will blog you later.