Teaching and Learning - Christa Joy Handford

I’ve been asked to give a presentation at the Back-to-School Literacy Conference for teachers in…

According to multiple sources, the idiom, “dog days of summer” refers to the hottest days…

My financial mistakes in life started at a young age. As an adolescent, I made…

I, myself, have never experienced a ghost. I’ve looked for ghosts. When my sister died…

The school district in which my husband and I work was released for summer break…

Friday marked the end of my 26th year as a teacher in public education. It…

At the beginning of this school year, I invited students to “apply” for jobs in…

I just returned from a beautiful trip to northern California to attend my only daughter’s…

I am always extremely motivated at the beginning of a school year. It’s a fresh…

We’re in the home stretch of another school year. This is the season of retirements,…