I was a member of edhelper.com for a few years. I taught ELA at the time. I think it was about $20/year. I am currently a member of ASCD which...
Sounds good so far. Maybe add in some educational buzz-words like instead of "learn by doing" say inquiry-based learning?
I think it means what is the purpose of the sentence. Author's use words very purposefully. Maybe teach them different ways a sentence can...
The CCSS are organized by ELA and Math. Social Studies, Science, History, and Tech have common core standards as part of the ELA standards,...
I am noticing a huge increase in a behavior that is really annoying. I hope I can describe it: For example, I might say to a student, "Sean, get...
I love my schedule-I teach the same lesson 5 times over two days. So, only 3 lesson plans per week. We have three classes a day (90 min plus...
I don't have anything new to offer--I agree that you may want to look in a medical leave of absence rather than resign. :hugs:
It could be from any civilization. Thanks!
Excellent! Thank you!
Hi, I need some ideas for debate topics that are related to world history. It needs to have two sides or pro/con. I teach 6th grade. Thanks!!
I have taught 1st through 8th and I love 6th grade. They are young and immature-yet old enough to work independently. They are mostly excited...
Thanks for the update--It seems like everything is working out. :)
We have 5 possible grades 4 (A), 3 (B), 2 (C), 1 (D), and 0 (F). Very few teachers use percentages--unless the lowest percentage is like 50%.
Let it go. I have left work for subs a few times: "need to make copies for period 6" or "If you feel like it, can you make copies of X?" I...
I am also considering a job overseas. I heard Search Associates is a good company. I haven't joined yet as I am thinking of starting in SY...
The best thing to do is replace the behavior with something else. You could get him a special notebook (I bought the small kind that fit in...
I hope you have a restful weekend!
"But to make the art classes rigorous there needs to be writing" Why? I disagree with this. I think you can make art rigorous by making...
Jem, sorry about your day but your whack-a-mole analogy is hilarious!
This is a difficult question to answer. I think it depends on the "bad". I don't think someone can be an effective teacher with a hangover, yet...
