Second year teacher here! However, this is my first year having a considerably low class. I teach 6th and 7th grade Reading/ELA, and one of my 6th...
Great ideas! I'll definitely try the NEWSELA idea once we move onto nonfiction. I just kind of freaked out because middle school tests writing in...
I was hoping there would be a specific forum for Reading/ELA teachers, but I didn't see one, so I'll take a chance here. I was wondering what...
Some good ideas. Lately I have been "flagging" them with hot pink duct tape and writing a number on the tape's flag with Sharpie. However, the...
I feel like this is something a lot of teachers struggle with, so I'd like some input on how to manage pencils! I think I've posted this before,...
Thanks for the replies! I don't want to assume that it's allowed everywhere, because at my former job, I was told that I could absolutely not do...
What I meant by retirees taking things home with them is that the classroom would be completely devoid of anything, and the only book sets in the...
The money is provided by the district, not the individual school itself. I realize now it was probably a completely idiotic question, and even...
I posted yesterday asking if items purchased with instructional funds are considered school property or personal property, and it seems that they...
Thanks for the feedback. It seems that people are in agreement. I guess I should have stated that in my email to the admin at my former job, I...
This may not be an answerable question, as I'm sure districts differ on this. I taught in a Virginia district for one semester, where teachers...
As the school year winds to an end, I've been bombarded with students who want makeup work (8th grade). The thing is, most of this "makeup" work...
I've posted something pretty similar, but this continues to be an issue. My students (8th graders) simply do not respect my property! I've been...
I'm sorry you are having such a hard time! I teach 6 periods of English. Most of my classes like me, but one class in particular is very verbal...
How do you monitor who broke the pencils? Mine always say, "well, I went to the bathroom and So or So broke it," or "So or So took it from me." Do...
Thanks! I did use my instructional money to order 5 cases of 144 pencils (golf pencils were not available at the county warehouse), so hopefully...
I run into the never-ending problem of students who never have a pencil. I have tried "flagging" mine with duct tape, as a reminder to myself to...
I am a 1st year teacher taking on an 9th grade class mid-year. I have some students who throw around words like "gay" and "retarded" every other...
Oh gosh! I recently resigned from a job... my first job... mid-year. My issue was my struggle with management, and the fact that admin always...
I teach 7th grade English. For the most part, I love it. However, in one class, I have a student who can not (or can, but will not, maybe) get...
