Teaching Mrs. Ryan

    A day I thought would never come has happened... I am teaching something other than math!  For 7 years I have taught math to grade levels 2nd on up to 8th and I have absolutely loved every second it.  I will admit it with no problem.. I LOVE MATH!  I have learned one thing about "Life" though, it changes, and it is constantly changing.      I found myself at the end of this school year packing up a home we have lived in as a family since right before my youngest child was born, and moving 2 hours away.  Not a huge difference, but it seems it has been the summer of change for many I know.  My brother moved from his Texas home to Colorado, my Grandmother is moving from the home she loves into a suite she had built onto my Aunt's house as she is turning 90 tomorrow.  My 3rd child graduated high school, child number 2 is about to embark on a travel tour of America in an RV, and child number 1 went and got married!  And of cou...

  By now all of you savvy educators are well aware of what Bloxels are, and I am super proud to be a Bloxels Ambassador.  In case you aren't familiar with Bloxels and how they can impact your classroom, let me introduce you to my favorite curriculum collaborator!   Yes!  You are reading the logo right... a program that lets you build your own video games.  This educator values the fact that it is hands on and technology!  Most of the graphics on my page today come from the Bloxels webpage, but some are my own.  Creations by imagination.   If you are not familiar with Bloxels or how it works I recommend visiting their website HERE .     The amazing Bloxels website contains a huge amount of information such as the Bloxels blog, how it works, where to buy it, and even educator lesson plans.  Let me tell you how my Bloxels journey began: One day I stumbled into a Barnes and Noble with my family and there was a ...