Ten Beach Bag Books and Games for Teachers (in Herndon Patch)

• Connie Casserly
• May 13, 2013

Teachers' beach bags are ready and waiting for these ten games and planning resources from Surfin' Santa. Here's to some fascinating summer sizzle.

Oh, Super(intendent) Claus (in Herndon Patch)

• Connie Casserly
• May 6, 2013

A letter and poem to school superintendents everywhere, on this, the eve of Teacher Appreciation Week.

No Time Like the Write Time to Care about Time (in Herndon Patch)

• Connie Casserly
• Apr 28, 2013

Is telling time on an analog clock and writing in cursive becoming obsolete-or am I?

Education

What Students Want: In Their Own Words (in Herndon Patch)

• Connie Casserly
• Apr 22, 2013

What do students want from teachers? Here is their Top 12 List plus a short essay.

Education

Creative Classrooms Rule! (in Herndon Patch)

• Connie Casserly
• Mar 5, 2013

Creativity is the lifeblood of both teaching and learning.Harnessing it will power generations.

With all due respect …this Valentine’s for you (in Herndon Patch)

• Connie Casserly
• Feb 14, 2013

For teachers, parents and administrators, here are a dozen long-stemmed accolades and an enormous heart-shaped box of chocolate-caramel admiration.

Some Class for Congress (in Herndon Patch)

• Connie Casserly
• Feb 7, 2013

A few refresher classes taught by seven Pitiless Professors might quell Congressional quarreling and add some class to legislators' actions.

Education

Oh, for the love of writing! (in Herndon Patch)

• Connie Casserly
• Feb 1, 2013

Do kids see writing as punishment? Unfortunately, some do.

Education

Are we having fun, yet? (in Herndon Patch)

• Connie Casserly
• Jan 26, 2013

When and why does gratification over successfully completing some of life’s duties and responsibilities morph into ennui? Why are work and enjoyment considered polar opposites?

Opinion

A Dip Into the Pettiness Pool (in Herndon Patch)

• Connie Casserly
• Jan 18, 2013

I’ve fallen into a pool of pettiness and I can’t get out. As The Kingston Trio said in their 1960's hit, "What nature doesn't do to us will be done by our fellow man”.