Mackenzie Sheahan
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With a desire to collaborate and improve access to ideas, plans, and efforts to improve our educational community, Teaching Upstairs was created. Teachers who love creating and need an outlet outside of the school walls…or just want some great ideas and challenges you have found a great spot to land! We have the chance with todays technology to have places where we can find others with innovative ideas, creating almost like think tanks of teachers through out the web! So here we go…lets see what we can create by collaborating!
Mackenzie Sheahan
Mackenzie Sheahan is a wife, mother of two, and an Elementary Educator!
She has an undergrad in Elementary Education with endorsements in Early Childhood, Social Studies, Science, and Math. She completed her Masters in Early Childhood Education. Recently nominated for Michigan’s Teacher of The Year she presented at Michigan’s RTI Conference in 2010 and has co- published articles in the area of Effective Co-Teaching.
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- Teaching Upstairs http://teachingupstairs.wordpress.com/
LATEST ARTICLES ( 13 )
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Angular Wisdom Theorem
Originally posted on A Transient's Guide To Life Leadership: What’s interesting about wisdom is that everybody has it… or at least some measure of it. Wisdom... Read more
Posted on 27 March 2014 FAMILY, SCHOOLING -
Are Your Students Turning Into Monsters?
They are uncontrollable…They are monsters…We should have just taken the whole week off…This week is a waste…These are just a few of the statements that one may... Read more
Posted on 29 October 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING -
Where’s the Teacher?
How can we empower our kids and facilitate smarter learning? One method…We can stop being teachers and start being facilitators. How do you empower kids and... Read more
Posted on 09 October 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING -
Is Something On Your Mind?
I think educators ought to be interested in the brain because they teach brains! If you’re a classroom teacher, you’ve got about 30 of them in your room and I... Read more
Posted on 27 September 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING -
And We Are Back To School!!!
Archived From August 2012 So far so good…the classrooms have been cleaned and we are unpacking boxes once again! Now it is time to really get our curriculum... Read more
Posted on 06 September 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING -
Showing Off Your Strengths!
So in my last rant I talked about a journey of discovering your strengths. I know at least in the teaching world it is really easy to put ourselves( as well as... Read more
Posted on 29 August 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING -
Do You Know Your Strengths?
Over the summer I have really been taking the time to get to know myself. Don’t get me wrong, I have always had a great sense of what I stand for and who I hav... Read more
Posted on 15 August 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING -
Vocabulary Instruction at Home Depot?!
“Comprehension is the reason for reading, and vocabulary plays a significant role in comprehension” (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development,... Read more
Posted on 10 August 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING -
Clarity In Your School
The title of this post can either make you cringe or make you feel like a million bucks if you feel like your school, staff, and administration has a clear... Read more
Posted on 27 July 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING -
Tips and Tricks to the Reader’s Workshop Round #2
In the last Reader’s Workshop Tips and Tricks #1 I talked about how to get to know your students before you begin your Reader’s Workshop.This weeks Tips and... Read more
Posted on 21 April 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING -
Reader’s Workshop Tips and Tricks and FREEBIES- Round 1
I thought today would be a good day to give away some Reader’s Workshop materials because of Teaching Blog Addict turning 2!!! Read more
Posted on 06 April 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING -
Free To Be Passionate
When was the last time you allowed a choice… I mean a real choice for your students, teachers, or administrators? When were they allowed to explore, do, or... Read more
Posted on 17 March 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING -
Snow Day Sale!!!!!!!
That is right! In honor of a snow day, that was already called for tomorrow, we are throwing a Snow Day Sale! You will find that in our Teachers Pay Teachers... Read more
Posted on 08 February 2013 FAMILY, SCHOOLING