I pranked my students today, and it was glorious. Not all of them, just one of my 6th grade classes. Don’t worry, I’ll tell you all about it. But first, I need to set the stage a little. My classroom used to be used for kindergartners. Those kids got a new school and moved out,…
There comes a certain strangeness to writing daily blogs in the manner I have been lately. I don’t know if you’ve ever written a daily journal, but it’s sort of like that. Of course, the one key difference is the fact that you’re reading this. I can’t say as I know anyone who’s read my…
A quick google search reveals that my home town has a current humidity level of 13%. As I sit down to write this article (inside my house, mind you) I have a little hydrometer that reads 90%. Outside is even more damp. In other words, I seemed to have moved to about as opposite a…
One of my favorite things about teaching so far, is how much it makes me think. Every day brings new challenges. Today, for example, I taught about the engineering process. I won’t go over all the steps here, but for those unaware, the engineering process is simply a method of thinking through creating something new….
I mixed things up today and got some surprising results. Instead of sticking to my typical plans, I decided to have my students play board games, take notes, then complete a short assignment on the game they played. For the most part, I think it went swimmingly well. As I’ve said before, the first week…
Day two of teaching and I successfully survived. Honestly, I feel like I got whiplash with how simultaneously fantastic and horrible the day went. I don’t think I can convey the feelings properly through text, but I thought it would be a fun challenge to give it a go. One class I’m moving around the…
After 40 hours of driving, some heavy house searching, and a crash course in middle school teaching, I finally started my new job today. For the first quarter of the year, I’m assigned to teach game design to 6th, 7th, and 8th graders. Obviously, one day on the job doesn’t tell me a whole lot…
One of my goals recently has been to move away from AI generated art for my book covers. I’ve talked more about it in a different post, but I thought I’d share my latest efforts. The image attached to this post is a simple but (I think) fantastic cover for my upcoming book Subterrania. I…
About fifteen months ago, I finally worked up the nerve to self-publish my first book. I didn’t expect much—maybe a few sales from friends and family. But to my surprise, I’ve sold over a hundred copies. That’s more than I ever imagined, and I’m incredibly grateful.
Big changes are here!