I've done it too - my very first year. First you have to figure out what you'll be teaching those first few days. That will determine what you...
I use lots of nonverbal signals in the classroom and a clicker (and, yes, I bought mine at a pet store) was one that my students always loved. I...
Ima you are going to be roasting! And the Cincinnati zoo is kind of hilly, too. I'm in central Ohio.
My son is going into 3rd but this has happened to me every year.
I turned down a job offer for a job that had an hour commute. Mostly interstate. I think 45 minutes would be my max. My commute now is 20 minutes...
I'm happy with my salary. We are a two-income family and we live pretty frugally but we are in a good position financially. (At least I think so....
Just to be clear (and I think everyone agrees at least on this point): The $250 is a deduction, not a credit. A deduction you subtract from...
I bought some nice bins 5 or 6 years ago in the "college" section they usually have set up near the end of the summer at Target. They were plastic...
We have no limit and our copies aren't counted. Sometimes in May we're told that the school is running low on paper and to use the paper...
My job description always says "other duties as assigned." The teacher contract in my district is 319 pages long. We get a bound copy of it...
I used to get multiple copies of several catalogs every month. I noticed that last year I got fewer in the fall and then they stopped coming...
I teach at a low income school and it varies from year to year how many orders I get. Some years I have a few families that order quite a bit....
Eep. I just ordered 21 books (13 picture books and 8 professional books).
Thank you for all of the great suggestions. Some I've already read but others I'm going to check out. I already had Teach Like a Pirate in my...
I have a horrible weakness for buying books. I have 4 professional books in my Amazon cart right now and am tempted to toss a few more in since...
For me it takes as much time as I allow it. If I have 2 weeks, that's how long it takes. If I have 2 days, that's how long it takes. You do...
It's certainly one of many tools we use.
I just use a low metal stool. Ordered it from our district warehouse and spray-painted it purple.
Here's a link to the Chit Chat forum: http://forums.atozteacherstuff.com/forumdisplay.php?f=82 (It's a sub-forum of Teacher Time Out.)
I remember that question in my screening interview 14 years ago. I answered yes back then. I still agree although I'm not sure entertain is the...
