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Cathy Keller
Nov 11, 20212 min read
This year is not "normal."
In 2020-21, many of us in education, whether students, teachers, parents or administrators, made it through the year thinking "well, at...
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Cathy Keller
Dec 1, 20202 min read
The Reading Actually Helps
I had a student a few years ago who was really struggling with the multiple choice portion of all of my exams. She had learned to write a...
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Cathy Keller
Sep 16, 20201 min read
Note-taking tips
Taking good notes will be vital skill in any profession, and it is the key to success in many advanced courses. It helps your brain to...
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Cathy Keller
Aug 25, 20202 min read
Tip #5: 5 Organizational Tips for Middle School (and Beyond!)
Courtenay Whalen is a master at teaching students how to organize themselves. She's been teaching middle school for 16 years, and she is...
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Cathy Keller
Aug 24, 20202 min read
Tip #4: 5 Organizational Tips for Middle School (and Beyond!)
Courtenay Whalen is a master at teaching students how to organize themselves. She's been teaching middle school for 16 years, and she is...
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Cathy Keller
Aug 22, 20202 min read
Tip #3: 5 Organizational Tips for Middle School (and Beyond!)
Courtenay Whalen is a master at teaching students how to organize themselves. She's been teaching middle school for 16 years, and she is...
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Cathy Keller
Aug 21, 20202 min read
Tip #2: 5 Organizational Tips for Middle School (and Beyond!)
Courtenay Whalen is a master at teaching students how to organize themselves. She's been teaching middle school for 16 years, and she is...
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Cathy Keller
Aug 20, 20201 min read
Tip #1: 5 organizational tips for Middle School (and Beyond!)
Courtenay Whalen is a master at teaching students how to organize themselves. She's been teaching middle school for 16 years, and she is...
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Cathy Keller
Aug 10, 20203 min read
Remote Learning Tip #2: A Workable Space
What is your routine? Do you have a routine before you sit down to get to work? Grading essays is NOT my favorite part of teaching, so...
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Cathy Keller
Aug 7, 20203 min read
Successful Remote Learning
I know that remote learning was a struggle for many families. It's SO hard to be pulled in so many directions and we were all stressed...
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Cathy Keller
Aug 6, 20201 min read
You CAN Do Hard Things
People complain a lot about "participation trophies." They're not wrong. We've sheltered our kids so much that they don't always know...
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Cathy Keller
Aug 5, 20203 min read
How to Cope with Back to School, Corona Style
I have been avoiding almost all marketing for my tutoring services since COVID-19 hit. I don't want to be a "Covid Profiteer," when so...
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Cathy Keller
Mar 16, 20201 min read
Meet Katie Taylor! AP Psychology Guru!
It's a little known fact that I have been teaching AP Psychology this year in addition to my European History classes. Guys, they SAID...
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Cathy Keller
Oct 28, 20191 min read
Crash Course Viewing Guides
I think a lot of teachers have found their way to my site because of the Crash Course Viewing Guides I've been posting, but students...
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Cathy Keller
Oct 19, 20191 min read
Parents Just Don’t Understand
This might have been the first song I memorized all of the words to around 6th grade. Yes, that dates me a bit (or dates Will Smith!)...
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Cathy Keller
Jul 27, 20191 min read
Stuff just got real, yo!
Last week I was eating gelato with my son on Lake Geneva. I came home to my “welcome letter” from my principal and my new AP Euro and...
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Cathy Keller
Jul 9, 20192 min read
Scores are here. Is the journey “over?”
AP and IB scores came out over the last week, and some students celebrated their success. Others might have wondered why they worked so...
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Cathy Keller
Jun 3, 20192 min read
May-hem to Sweet Sweet Summer Break!
May starts out SO great! The end of the school year is coming! Fun end-of-the-year events! Summer is near! Then you actually attend all...
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Cathy Keller
May 3, 20191 min read
Crash Course European History Episode #4: Age of Exploration
One of the things I love about working with Bonnie Smith, the script writer for this series and co-author of The Making of the West:...
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Cathy Keller
Apr 27, 20193 min read
Are you doing Practice Tests this weekend? You should be!
AP and IB Exams start in a little more than a week (depending on when your subject is scheduled), and a lot of students are probably...
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