I just got a job as an Instructional Coach (grade levels K-6) for my school district. I am suppose to make recommendations on what training I...
I have had a student teacher from UOP. She was very competent and reliable and ended up with a job at my school. I feel that the programs that...
I don't think that you should get stressed out either! Having interns and student teachers provides you with the opportunity to refine what you...
I recently completed my master's degree in education administration. Now that my license has that endorsement on it my principal has had me be...
What grade level are you looking at? I teach fourth and would be happy to take your survey.
There is a wonderful book written by a first grade class (sorry I can't remember the teacher's name) entitled September 12th. It talks about how...
It is nice to hear that my school isn't the only one whose class distribution seems to not work so well! Thanks
I am a bit frustrated with my class this year. At the current time I have 22 kids in my class. Of the 22 seven of the kids are in special...
I have been on numerous interview committees and we have asked teacher canidates to leave their portfolio if we truly are considering them for the...
A great resource for vocabulary development is Beck, Kuncan and McKeown's book Bringing Words to Life: Robust Vocabulary Instruction. Although...
4th grade word walls I use word walls with my fourth graders. I not only use high frequency words but I also introduce prefixes, suffixes and...
Our late start days are not prep time. We get two 45 min. preps a week (music and library). The late start days are specifically used to work on...
Our school uses late start days for teacher training involving newly adopted curriculum, student engagement, and using test data to make planning...
The teachers at my school are suppose to attend weekly grade level meetings and turn in their notes to the principal. These meetings are used...
