Author Archives: Lauren Ashworth

    Teachers often forget that students have a life outside of the classroom. Teachers can be quick to deem a student unteachable, impossible, deviant, or troublesome, but those are the ones that never stop to think about students might … Continue reading →

Audio:  In this audio I am reading a short excerpt of “The Outsiders” by S.E. Hinton. I read this book in my 8th English class and I absolutely loved it! The narrator of this story is a 14 year old … Continue reading →

Students can pick any of the following prompts that appeals to them the most. If students think of another creative writing prompt, if ran by me first, they can write about that, as well. You are an astronaut and you … Continue reading →

I just want to let all of my students know that I encourage them to have a voice and express their ideas freely in my class. I am not there to ridicule or judge you, but simply to guide you … Continue reading →

It is easy for teachers to get comfortable with doing the same thing over and over again, simply because they are familiar and confident with the content area. While conducting research and writing papers is a  crucial skill for students … Continue reading →

A Wax Museum is great alternative to a conventional research paper. Not only will students actually enjoy this project, they will most likely retain the information better by doing something that they wouldn’t normally do. Students are still working on … Continue reading →

I strongly believe that high school did not prepare me for college, much less the real world. Technology was never a prominent thing in my classrooms growing up, so I never really knew how to use it. When you live … Continue reading →