Samantha Mosher

Finding the Butterflies: 5 Things to Do If You Think It’s Time for a Change

Samantha Mosher — Fri, 17 Aug 2018 16:00:10 +0000

I had an education professor when I was an undergrad who told us that going into the classroom should always make one a little nervous or even a little scared. Not anxious and ready to throw up. Not hyperventilating. Just butterflies. A little tickle in your stomach. A hint of something new and exciting. A … Continue reading Finding the Butterflies: 5 Things to Do If You Think It’s Time for a Change

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Teaching in Other Peoples’ Spaces #2: What About My Anchor Charts?

Samantha Mosher — Fri, 03 Nov 2017 12:00:47 +0000

The second in a series of posts about how to adapt to teaching in other people’s spaces. For all of us pushing carts, lugging markers & chart paper, and scampering around the school to get to our classes. I spent the summer coming up with all sorts of ideas for my English class. A shelfie … Continue reading Teaching in Other Peoples’ Spaces #2: What About My Anchor Charts?

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Teaching in Other People’s Spaces # 1: Classroom Seating & Set-up

Samantha Mosher — Fri, 20 Oct 2017 12:00:19 +0000

I’m teaching English again for the first time in a while. Two years ago I cotaught with my friend and colleague Drew Murphy, but it’s been six years since I’ve had an English class all to myself. This year’s teaching doesn’t have much in common with previous years. The last time I taught English solo … Continue reading Teaching in Other People’s Spaces # 1: Classroom Seating & Set-up

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Summer Homework: Reconnecting with Optimism

Samantha Mosher — Tue, 25 Jul 2017 13:30:04 +0000

I’ve finally started my (self-assigned) summer homework. It took almost a month of reading books just for the sheer pleasure of reading, knitting, running, bike riding, pie baking, and relaxing on the beach for me to feel ready. By the end of this school year I was definitely feeling depleted and burned out. I actually missed … Continue reading Summer Homework: Reconnecting with Optimism

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Flipped Classroom for Grad Students

Samantha Mosher — Thu, 30 Mar 2017 15:55:47 +0000

We’re now almost half way through the semester. This means I am almost halfway through my experiment in using a flipped classroom with my graduate students. In all honesty, so far I’m loving the experience, even though there are things I’d do differently next time and kinks I still have to work out. Flipped Classroom … Continue reading Flipped Classroom for Grad Students

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Flipped Classroom Mini-PLC

Samantha Mosher — Thu, 26 Jan 2017 19:31:22 +0000

This year I’m not in a classroom as much as I was last year. I’m not teaching a core content class, I’m only doing small group intervention. That means that I have more time to coach, but I still miss the classroom. A lot. So, when I went to a workshop about using flipped classroom … Continue reading Flipped Classroom Mini-PLC

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Yes Teachers, You Really Should Do a Conferenece Presentation

Samantha Mosher — Mon, 17 Oct 2016 15:29:27 +0000

I started blogging (albeit, inconsistently over the past year) to share what I was doing in my classroom. I wanted to throw the doors of my tiny room open wide to let people in and learn from others, connecting with other teachers. Finding my “tribe”, as Marlena Gross Taylor calls them, that group of like-minded educators that … Continue reading Yes Teachers, You Really Should Do a Conferenece Presentation

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Gamification for My Writing Instruction

Samantha Mosher — Thu, 05 May 2016 11:55:29 +0000

I had a problem this year. My 5th graders: Hated to write; Hated to actually follow the writing process even more than they hated to write; All had writing goals. What’s an intervention teacher to do? If you’ve been reading this blog, you know I’m a huge fan of SRSD for writing instruction. It’s research … Continue reading Gamification for My Writing Instruction

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Coteaching: What’s Going Well

Samantha Mosher — Fri, 12 Feb 2016 13:20:37 +0000

I have my first semester of coteaching under my belt. So far, I think Drew and I are doing really pretty well. We’ve been navigating communicating and coplanning, and it feels like we have a good balance in the classroom. We both have our own areas of expertise and, I think, we’re becoming better at … Continue reading Coteaching: What’s Going Well

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How Shakespeare Helped Me Get My Groove Back

Samantha Mosher — Fri, 08 Jan 2016 17:07:41 +0000

This school year brought a lot of new responsibilities and a lot of changes to my position. I was sharing a room. I was doing more math intervention, which is an interesting challenge, but definitely isn’t my strength. I was teaching a pull-out intervention class to 5th graders. Fifth graders are cute, but definitely not … Continue reading How Shakespeare Helped Me Get My Groove Back

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