Like, the 27 Amendments to the Constitution?
I hate when older students think they can treat teachers any which way they want. They have zero respect for anyone. It's so frustrating. My...
I found an interesting-looking curriculum at storyofmovies.com -- they have it set up to analyze To Kill a Mockingbird, The Day the Earth Stood...
Has anyone started a film class at their school? I have a class of extremely reluctant eighth graders twice a week. I can do whatever I want...
I know I am most out of love with my job when I have to teach whole classes of middle school students who refuse to even attempt the work put...
Tyler B. hit the nail on the head with the problems with vouchers. So, you have a bunch of motivated parents, who use vouchers to send their kids...
The goal for the period is to enrich the work they do in other classes...so we are supposed to do things like literature circles, etc. I decided...
I am a new addition to the charter school where I work as a reading coach. Part of what I am doing is pushing into the various language arts...
There are a few problems I see with Sarge's plan. ' "1. Required any school that accepted vouchers to admit all of their students on a lottery...
Thanks for the help, everyone! Going to print now...I am going on vacation and have my interview the afternoon of the day I get back. MLB711,...
Ok, great. It makes it easier to read, even though it's longer. Thank you! Any other suggestions?
I have this problem with lesson plans, where I write it out but it looks sloppy and hard to read. No problem when they're just for me...but this...
Isn't Wordle just a tool to make bunch of words look cool? How does that help students learn?
Is this a thing? I'd never heard of it before reading these posts...should I have a brochure? What do you do with it?
Some days people have half their classes out. Like the other day, which was election day, we had school...but apparently not all the parents knew...
I am the only person in the building who goes through the assessments quickly, but it's because (confession) I only have them do the oral reading...
@czacza - Does each teacher in your school have a kit? We share 13 kits between 33 teachers. 8 of those kits are the lower ones, and only 5 are...
We use the Fountas and Pinnell Benchmark system to assess the students' reading levels. We do it three times a year -- once in October/November,...
Just curious - Are you required to test each of your students' reading level for the end of the year? Our administration requires every single...
I think this kind of action depends completely on what the school is serving and what the kids are bringing. Our students bring chips, candy, and...
