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What to Consider Before Getting A Classroom Pet
Our Education Blogger is a public school teacher with over a decade of experience. She’s an active NEA member and enjoys writing about her experiences in the classroom. Thinking about getting a pet for your classroom? You might be surprised how beneficial...
California Casualty Thanks Educators for Making a Difference
Great educators can have a lifelong impact on their students. As they challenge and encourage the learning process, they also guide them on the path to future success. They don’t do it alone. Creating a learning environment for all students requires the combined...
Martin Luther King, Jr. Teaching Resources
Our Education Blogger is a public school teacher with over a decade of experience. She’s an active NEA member and enjoys writing about her experiences in the classroom As we observe Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, we have the opportunity to teach students about Martin...
#ThisIsMyMoment – Kelly Michale
https://youtu.be/VWpJxQ9bwEY Kelly is an NEA member and teaches highs school theater and drama. She strives every day to encourage her students to work hard and believe in themselves. Check out how she helped one student achieve his dream of a dance career. ...
5 Proven Tips for Fighting Winter Fires
Firefighters say that house fires increase in the winter months. Most the fire starters include food left on the stove, candles left near flammable items like decorations or curtains, or space heaters left unattended and close to flammable objects. As firefighters...
Why Teachers Should Take Mental Health Days
Our Education Blogger is a public school teacher with over a decade of experience. She’s an active NEA member and enjoys writing about her experiences in the classroom. Teachers are some of the sickest people I know. And I don’t mean the modern slang...
Teaching Financial Literacy: The Breakdown
Our Education Blogger is a public school teacher with over a decade of experience. She’s an active NEA member and enjoys writing about her experiences in the classroom. Teaching financial literacy doesn’t have to be complicated! We’ve got you covered with a...
Easy Websites for Free Teacher Lesson Plans and Resources
Our Education Blogger is a public school teacher with over a decade of experience. She’s an active NEA member and enjoys writing about her experiences in the classroom. I’m always searching for supplemental lesson plans and resources to accompany my prescribed...
7 Steps to Take After Hitting a Deer
Fall is a glorious time to take a drive and enjoy the changing colors. Be careful, it’s also a dangerous time for wildlife. Accidents with deer and elk spike across the United States from October through December, with November the top month for deer-car crashes. The...
Join California Casualty in Thanking First Responders
The words “incomprehensible,” “terrible,” and “devastation like we’ve never seen or imagined” continue to be used to describe the impact of the fires that ravaged and changed the face of Santa Rosa and areas of Sonoma and Napa counties in October. The images of the...