Mostly purple and green. I use purple flairs and pens, G2, papermate blue, highlighters. SHarpies bleed through too much. Depending on the...
Our school supply list includes a box of tissues per student. Only about 1/2 brought them in last year and I quit donating my own when I hit 4-5...
We have two male teachers in each grade (6-8) and 6 female teachers in each grade. There are three male teachers in the exploratory classes and...
I would probably quit teaching if this became a requirement. I am well aware of the various neighborhoods that feed into my school, and know the...
We've been told time and again in PD, that kids who have been retained in the lower grades are more likely to drop out of high school. I think...
I have always posted objectives for the day (more often they remain the same for a few days) because that is what my cooperating teacher did. I...
I sat in my new classroom and mentally worked out how I want to set it up, got my personal desk and computer ready to go, cleaned out digital...
Sorry, it is actually Stollen Bread - there are different types. The one I had this Christmas had a filling. The ones I'm more familiar with are...
A student once came in with a gift of two slices of baked goods. I asked him if it was stolen (as in the German cake). He replied, "Oh, no...
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I think entertaining is part of teaching - it comes easier to some folks than to others. Some folks are naturally outgoing and great at "pulling...
This has been a very interesting thread. Alioxenfree - thank you for a coherent explanation of your world (which is the world so many folks are...
We have three days to put in before pre-school meetings start in August. I used to be in for more than the three, but now I get my three done by...
Do you have any documentation of the gains your kids made? If you do, include them in a mini-portfolio and leave that with principals who...
We test alone by homeroom. Only me for proctor. When we did not have enough computers for on-line testing, two teachers were in the one room...
Mariecurie - congrats on your new job and good luck! As for collecting/handing out papers, I have secretaries who do most of the collecting...
The nice thing about teaching is that I am forever learning all sorts of things because of the experiences each child brings to my room. I've...
This is how we do it in my district in VA. It is more realistic.
I agree with all the ideas above. This year the kids did not have assigned seats for the first week. I found an activity on the net somewhere...
Our evaluations changed this year so that 40% of our evaluation is based on student growth which includes the state exam scores. We choose a...
