by Lisa Dabbs | Feb 13, 2013 | Kindness, Posts, Teaching's Past
It’s been a long time since I was in elementary school. But I can remember it like it was yesterday. I wasn’t the cutest, skinniest or best-dressed girl. I wasn’t even a popular girl, but I had an advantage; I could sing like...
by Lisa Dabbs | Feb 11, 2013 | Kindness, Posts, Teaching's Past
Today is the first day of the celebration of Random Acts of Kindness week. I’ll be sharing insights on this important movement, this week on the blog, as I salute the RAK Foundation for their commitment to use this week to show us how...
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by Lisa Dabbs | Jul 2, 2012 | Teaching's Past
A Guest Post by A Teacher’s Life, Natashia J. Hill @MsNJH23 on Twitter. Thanks to Douglas Rice and Lisa Dabbs, I discovered a very cool idea today–a month-long article reading schedule. Douglas Rice focuses on the business world and after looking at his idea; I...
by Lisa Dabbs | Mar 30, 2012 | Teaching's Past
Are you a Storyteller? When I was a classroom teacher I was constantly telling stories and I loved it! Sharing the stories written by many others with my students, with passion. Fictional stories, funny stories, favorite stories. Stories that rhymed and some that were...
by Lisa Dabbs | Jan 26, 2012 | Teaching's Past
EdcampOCLA is happening this Saturday, January 28th, 2012 at Arovista Elementary School in Brea, California. As an organizer of EdcampOCLA, let me share with you today, why you need to take charge of your professional growth as a teacher and get to an Edcamp! What...
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by Lisa Dabbs | Jan 21, 2012 | Teaching's Past
When I was a classroom teacher it was so easy to get pulled in so many directions and get caught up in so many projects. I was always volunteering to be on this committee and to chair that important group, that it was easy to get lost to what really mattered: teaching...
