I understand what you mean. It's my first year at a private school. 4 of my classes go very well. One of them just cannot stop talking. They do...
Is the teacher saying BLEEP words or is she saying words like, "sucks" and "crap" and "friggin'"? I teach at a really conservation private...
I teach at a small private school. I can email my plans to the sub coordinator, who can email them to the sub. I teach high school English, so...
I suppose I do adopt this technique, but I don't take it literally. I think my overall philosophy is that work is the first priority. So, I let...
My 6th hour is full of fast finishers and quick kids. My 7th hour has inclusion, international students, and is overall slower, if not lower. It...
She could be operating out of insecurity. She may be thinking, "They all no each other. I won't fit in. I just don't click with them. They'll just...
I teach Junior English and one section of Honors Sophomore English. First Semester is grammar and composition and second semester is British...
I use sample essays from the ACT website. The ACT writing test always asks for a persuasive essay. They have ones that are really low to really...
Look at the ELA common core standards for speaking/listening for speech standards. One good speech activity is to watch good speeches (try TED...
Online courses completed in a classroom and supervised by a teacher is a great idea, I think. Online classes they can do at home? Not such a great...
When I was applying to be a ST, we had to treat it like a job interview. We sent a cover letter, did a phone interview, and send in our grades and...
I don't feel like it's an all or nothing. The city that I live in is a Chicago suburb. The school district is very diverse. There are many...
Interesting read. I do like Atlantic's education articles. I have a question about this sentence from the article: "Perhaps though the problem,...
Video clips, 2-5 minutes: every day is fine Longer videos or long parts of documentaries, 20-30 minutes: once a week if it is truly beneficial....
I think your last statement is extremely interesting. I am not sure if the purpose of a world history class should be to study other civilizations...
I like more shorter classes from a teaching perspective, but I am not sure what is better from an educational perspective.
Right, exactly. Running can be a participle, as in "The running water is making noise." In my world, I would totally do away with the static...
I think it is extremely important for teachers to be proficient in most content areas. Teachers with poor understanding end up teaching things...
Last year, teaching middle school sixth grade, I had more than 36 students in every class. I believe there was a range of 37-44. Whole group...
This is a creative writing project, but it actually fits in pretty well with Human Geography. Have you heard of mobile literacy projects? I work...
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