On my mind... thank goodness I finished my midterms on time I have so much to plan for our wedding this summer, and I have not been the most...
I expect the presentation to match the description in the conference booklet. I also expect some kind of interaction. I tend to stay away from...
My students and I have also become addicted to the House of Night series. It starts with Marked; there are 4 books out with a 5th book due out in...
check out the american chemical society education site. They have some great lessons and ideas to teach chemistry with elementary students.
Our state has gone away from a single test in the spring. Now students get 3 chances to pass each test throughout the year, and it is up to the...
In Oregon, you have to have so many credits in the content area authorization you are trying to add PLUS pass the Praxis test. Some areas you have...
I teach 7th grade, so I do not know if this would be helpful or not. We came up with the four criteria for an imaginative (or persuasive,...
It is very hard when a colleague does not act professionally. Ask your supervisor not to intervene, but to help you work on being able to...
What grade level are you asking about?
7th grade...100 minutes/week. Students have to keep a reading log with time start and stop, date, and have at least 15 detailed connections. For...
We can have our kids with us before and after school. Mine are 7 and 13. If I have a parent/teacher conference or other sensitive item one of my...
I love NSTA! There is a journal just for middle school science teachers. You can also subscribe to different groups within the membership. I have...
same here!
I use a composition book for my interactive notebook. I don't make them have all the same kind of composition notebook. I do purchase a few for...
We are watching it. Our social studies teachers designed all the lessons we will do with our students for it.
I think the best advice I could give it go to enjoy the experience. How often do we have someone who waits on you hand and foot, listens to what...
I use a file folder or peechee for each class. I also have a couple students in each class who are responsible for passing back papers for me. To...
My building is a great deal better after Applebee's adopted us. The employees come and do manual labor every spring and fall. However, our boiler...
We are off. Some of my students are part of the celebration planned here in town, so I will go to that.
At the start of every grade level meeting, teachers select two students to discuss their strengths. We document what is said and then move onto...
