My favorite game to play I just call "Vocabulary Battle." Write your words on index cards. You'll need two sets of words. Divide the class in...
My students are having the same issues: they have trouble taking notes while listening AND while reading. I'm working on it. I try not to write...
I did several last minute ACT preps, and some of my students improved their Reading section scores significantly (one even went up 15 points!)....
I would make a note of it and not say anything. Take the "advice," but keep an eye on this person. I'd probably jokingly say, "Thanks for the...
Thanks. I think that's a legitimate rule. We have a "suggestion" of not being friends with current students, but most teachers at my school are,...
That's great! I love to see their imaginations at work. I only teach older students, but at the end of the semester last year, my seniors were...
Hi guys, I just wanted to share this. My birthday was Saturday, and one of my students from last year posted this on Facebook: Happy...
To me, the letter sounds as if it were written by a bunch of mean-spirited, sarcastic teenagers. Things like this are so disheartening. Imagine...
I'm in my second year, too! I know it will be better--I know to follow my instincts and not take bad advice this time around, ha ha.
I start tomorrow with three days of trainings, etc., and students start Thursday. Sorry to hear of your health problems. The flu-like comment...
I would tell her the truth--that they are yours, you spent your own money on them, and that you'd be happy to let her use the laminator if she...
I'm sorry you are feeling this way, and I'm really sorry about the "doody heads"! Ugh! You can search for SmartBoard training online--there were...
First semester, I have three preps and one planning period. (I am on a block schedule). Second semester, I'll have two (first time teaching 2...
Thanks, guys! DizneeTeachR, if you send me your email address in a PM, I'll email the Brownie Points stuff to you. I used it last year, and it...
Hi. I just went to a training yesterday, and one of the suggestions for students who need to move was to get those foam noodles people use for...
I would wonder whether he has a learning disability or something (or how he acts when in other classes). Hmmm. Is there a student who can sit...
Hi everyone, I've told you about the Brownie Points system I use for classroom participation, etc., and that I plan to include a behavioral...
You're welcome. I'm sure you'll do great!
Ha ha ha. Those are great. I was looking for my "like" button.
Yep, I am. One of my students said to me last semester, "I hope I'm like you when I get older." I asked what she meant, and she said, "I hope I...
