Sun.Jun 29, 2025

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Picture Prompts for Creative Writing: Resources for Elementary Teachers

Jodi Durgin

Are you looking for picture prompts for creative writing this March? This St. Patrick’s Day Writing and Coloring Activity offers a fun and engaging way to practice creative writing, while celebrating the March holiday. Students will choose from eight unique coloring pages to inspire their story. All of the pages depict a St. Patrick’s Day mishap.

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Teaching Without a Self

Faculty Focus

Earlier in my teaching career, my first-day-of-class deck included a slide about my professional and personal history to build trust and transparency. I offered students a chance to ask about my education, experience in finance, the time I lived and studied in Paris, or how I ended up teaching at a community college. But a few years ago, I removed the slide.