First of all, congrats! Getting your first teaching job is an exciting time. As far as the content you're going to be teaching, if you know the...
It's not that much. I think the deduction is a little more than 7% a paycheck. It is all yours to withdraw if you ever leave the system.
Have you tried using transition songs or timers?
It all depends on the area. There are districts around me with challenging urban populations that are less competitive to get into than the...
50 miles is quite a drive. Would you be willing to move closer if you were hired? Didn't you have a bad experience this year partially due to a...
In elementary, at least, you have to have your SPED cert and EC-6 Generalist. I imagine it looks a little different in the upper grades, though.
I would think it's simply because they find the games more interesting and engaging. It would be much easier for them to focus their attention on...
I don't think so. At least not in my experience. Most of my kids LOVE non-fiction books. Then again, I stock my classroom library with a lot of...
The Next Step in Guided Reading Daily 5/CAFE
The best thing you can do at this point is to let the teacher know what happened.
I think you need the 4-8 generalist as well.
Could you email your team and ask them? At my school, teachers in each level generally have the same schedule. Here is my schedule. I teach 1st....
I'm going through the exact same thing. This year has worn me out! I had an emotionally disturbed student most of the year that would have daily...
The way I feel about it is that as their teacher, I am responsible for their safety. If I can't trust that child to follow instructions or make...
Not letting me finish my sentences. I have one student that is really bad about doing this and it drives me insane!
Congratulations!
Have you tried: Giving table points? I have my groups in teams and the team with the most points gets a small prize at the end of the day. You...
Yes, you can get hired, depending on the district. It will not be easy though and be prepared for rejection. The more competitive the district is,...
Ok, it's not 5 years. If you haven't taught 3 full years and had training you don't qualify:...
One thing that may get you out of it.... I could have sworn I read somewhere that in TX you have been teaching for at least 5 years to take on a...
