My suggestion is to document everything that happens as it happens. Who specifically spoke to you, what they said, when it happened. Also what you...
What a weird coincidence! This has been a super long, stressful week, so for my writing activity of the day yesterday I planned a DIY Valentine...
I'm so sorry to hear about your coworker. Though not quite the same situation, my school did have a much-loved coworker pass away from a heart...
Some flexible seating options- beanbags, lapboards, maybe a low coffee table or something. And a standing desk. I have SO many kids who prefer to...
This doesn't need doing regularly, but I do let one of my very active students organize my art supplies when needed. He sorts through the colored...
I wasn't sure quite how to word the title, because it's not quite a criticism thing (not always, anyway), but it's close enough. My co-teacher and...
I spent a good chunk of my planning browsing TPT, it looks like there are some good options there! Thanks for the suggestion!
Ooh, that sounds like a great idea!
I've seen a few things about using escape rooms in the classroom as a method of reviewing, and I would love to use it with my 5th graders for...
Of the teachers I know that have left the field, -One opened her own art studio aimed at kids -One became a trainer for Wilson Reading Programs...
Does anyone else get an insane amount of baked goods as gifts from students around the holidays? Do you eat them, pawn them off on friends and...
This is my 5th year of teaching, and my 4th year in the same position. Up until this year, I felt like every year was going better than the last....
There's a K-8 Montessori school in my area. One of my best friends from high school went there for all 9 years of elementary/middle school and did...
I can't speak for every state, but in NC you would absolutely not be able to negotiate your salary. It is what it is. Here our contracts are kept...
I think I lean towards the "wait it out" camp... unless I wound up with an admin like the one waterfall was describing. I think then I might head...
Just a small example of the administrative tasks I've dealt with before school, after school, or during my planning period this week: 1) Review...
Like my grandfather always said, there are two ways to look at a budget shortfall. Cut back or make more. My quick, back of paper math says you...
I've actually used that website before! Unfortunately my surname isn't common at all, and I am almost 100% certain I'm the only one in the country...
I've written creatively for as long as I can remember, but this current project is the first time I've actually been committed enough to finish a...
If I count student teaching, I can remember 5 years of students. I definitely remember all their first names, but I can't think of a few last...
