This is the BS among BS that they teach us in ALL teacher prep, regardless of where you go to school. A lot of the times you can plan active and...
I taught in a Title 1 school in Phoenix and had a colleague (2nd grade teacher) discover that somebody had written "Miss F is a bitch'' on the...
And that's one of people's criticisms of the Common Core. "Well I never learned that way,'' or "We weren't taught that way'' as if there is...
But you should be open minded to the fact that it MAY help some of your students. I've used it and it helped a lot of the kids that I've worked...
It's hard to show in a picture, but basically anytime you complete and move onto the next step, you uncover the next part of it. It's a lot more...
I've taught third grade and now have subbed in grades 3-6 and here's what I usually see: I ask the students to multiply 3x3, for example, and...
I think that is another reason for teacher burn out and turnover. Many teachers, especially newbies fresh from the gate, succumb to the conflict...
I don't know what instructional techniques you use, but I suggest you use the Screen Hider on Smart Board or even just paper to uncover parts of...
It's not really silly and that IS how many of us teach division because it helps keeps everything orderly and organized. Many students (like...
"Tricks'' are cute, make things "go faster,'' (which will keep students' attention spans,) and are nice to put on anchor posters... but yes......
My team member was a PIA too my first year. The make up of the team was S and myself (both newbies) and L & C (both seasoned teachers.) L was a...
Keeping small children (with very short attention spans) focused and engaged is what we do! This is why every teacher has their niche and some...
Exactly. Especially if a position opens but there's somebody more qualified (as there usually is.) Then it becomes "Well, what about me?" or "But...
Unless you're tapped as a teaching mentor or coach. Then you should be willing and able to step in and help. But yeah a lot of new teachers (young...
I saw "charter school'' and wasn't really shocked. The entire article could just be "DON'T WORK AT A CHARTER SCHOOL.'' I do find it quite...
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