That brings up another point: back up your files to a personal account. I uploaded my entire folder from school to my home Drive. I’ve already had...
I thought it did a better job of scaffolding grammar instruction than most. If you get it, though, double-check the answer key. There are some...
I used this program in my last year, and I’m sorry I didn’t find it sooner: https://gumroad.com/l/MITS2 It’s called Mechanics Instruction that...
I did the requisite management stuff, but also had students copy a short poem and respond to it. The discussion that followed gave me some insight...
I never had a problem. The organizer was away from students and in my line of sight; I’m sure she’s got it controlled. She’s not the type of...
I had a stamp system too, but a little simpler. If the work was complete, they got the Blue Checkmark of Approval. If they didn’t do the...
It’s very hard to compete with the draw of technology, which has in turn shortened attention spans. The difference between my first years of...
Don’t drive yourself crazy collecting papers. I had my students work in Composition notebooks, aka Compbooks. They reserved the last third of the...
At the risk of sounding like a broken record: teach vocabulary that your students can use to talk/write about the literature. Romeo and Juliet...
Your school does need to be signed up for you to use Classroom. However, you can make a free Google Site, which is what I used. There’s also...
https://wholebrainteaching.com/ Take a look at WBT.
I miss Alice, too. She was incredibly wise. Wish she’d look in!
You will be glad you had it done! I can now read without reading glasses. I was at the surgical center for two hours, but the actual surgery took...
There’s no “best.” A mix of approaches is most effective.
If you’re looking for a nicely scaffolded grammar program, I can recommend Mechanics Instruction that Sticks. I didn’t come across it until my...
Is that a storage closet? It’s bigger than my friend’s high school SPED classroom! This is the first year I’m not thinking about my classroom. It...
I love Call the Midwife, and right now I’m bingeing Upstairs, Downstairs. Have you seen the Benedict Cumberbatch Sherlock episodes? Outstanding!
Frankenstein would not have been written if Mount Tambora hadn’t erupted, resulting in the Year Without a Summer! There’s a good selection about...
I have tons of stuff on Frankenstein. Another ERWC teacher wrote a whole course module on it that focuses on the topic of ethics. Students wrote...
Hmm...I think subbing would be frustrating. What I’m thinking about is getting involved as a university supervisor for student teachers. I’ve...
