Detailed CST scores by school and grade level are usually released to the public about a week after the schools receive their data disk. You won't...
Depends on the district that is authorizing the charter. However, it's a pretty big red flag (in my opinion). When I made the jump from CA unified...
Many school districts are required to keep all emails and network activity archived - our district keeps every single email for 2 years for legal...
I have an aston leather bag that I've used. Always gets compliments and it's not too much. On the other hand, if you're looking for something...
One idea to help with mapping: Create two columns: Students and Favorite Colors List about 10 students and 5 or six common favorite colors...
Treat student work like fish and guests...if they don't have meaningful feedback within 3 days.... I usually have a huge stack of HW (and 3x...
I've learned that not everything has to be graded. With 200 students, 3 assignments per day would be way too much for me to handle. I use a...
Unless you're catching heat from someone, I wouldn't worry about the exact times. You're able to team teach with a multiple subject credential in...
Schools and school districts have become experts at calculating and manipulating their graduation rates...and for some reason never seem to be...
The above posters are correct about the CSUs offering the cheapest option. In the end no one really cares how you get the credential, just that...
Here in LA county, you can postpone it until you are on a break (winter, spring, or summer), no questions asked. Depending on who handles your...
It's not me...it's them!!!!! My markers are fine - it's the ones the students use to write on those little white board paddles!! Seems they're...
How can I prolong the life of my dry erase markers? My expos seem to last about a week before drying out! Even less when the students use them.......
I like to do a short project around exponents that I call "How does a secret grow." It shows exponential growth and requires students to explain...
I'm not a big TFA fan. We've had a few come through our school over the years and every single one of them has left before completing a year. The...
I use total points. As long as I don't get lazy, it works out the same as weighting the assignments. I use the following: HW = checked 3x per...
We're changing principals this coming year, so this is a timely topic for me! In my district, they like to keep a principal at one school for no...
To add an authorization to a special ed credential, check out the following: http://www.ctc.ca.gov/credentials/CREDS/add-cred-auth.html I would...
You should be able to add an authorization to your existing credential. To do this, you will need to pass the CSET in that subject area and take a...
I agree with the poster above. I blame myself anytime my students fail. I have to, because that's the only way I believe that I can control the...