I would say do not buy cheap shoes, you will pay for that in the future. Good shoes are a big necessity for teaching. I love Clark's and buy...
That is a bummer. Our school pays teachers for lunch or recess. I have earned four comp. days doing part time recess this year. It's been a...
I haven't but I've heard it can work well. Some teachers also use edmodo which is similar but only for students, teachers and parents.
I started working on an LD endorsement, but found out it was more credits than a masters. So I transferred those credits to a reading masters. I...
I wouldn't take anything I didn't personally pay for
There is no way to prepare for the social studies test. It was very hard and I was shocked that I passed. The year before I took it, a friend...
Our school pays $70 a day for a teacher's sub. They try to get certified teachers but if you have 80 credits from a four year university you can...
It's not evil. That's a strong word. If you don't call on students in a set order, they do attend better. Mix it up, girls read a paragraph,...
I am very Interested in learning more about PI as I work with struggling readers. I am willing to try anything that may help my students I do...
I am giving my students personalized pencils from Atlas with their names on them and some small type of treat
I get 10 sick days, we can accumulate a max of 180 which we would be paid for at retirement if we have enough years in. We get 3 personal days...
I teach title 1. We have had good luck with Phonics for Reading. It is a workbook based program that is explicit, direct instruction. Not...
My daughter had a wonderful experience looping k-1 and I've heard the research supports it. It would be great if you loved your class, if not, it...
I was a stay at home mom and started with my current job when my daughter was in 3rd grade. She was in my school which is 10 mins from where we...
Do not fret! It's our 4th year with Journeys and our rdg scores have definitely improved. The rep. Who did our training said you need to...
I disagree regarding Touch math. I have worked with struggling math students, some of them did end up in special ed. For them to touch the...
We are required to turn them in by Monday morning. If we don't, we get a reminder from the office. I believe auditors have asked to see them?
Our school uses Everyday Math K-12. Our Title and Special Ed kids struggle with this curriculum. We are trying to learn more about possible math...
At my school a master's plus pay level requires 18 credits after a master's is completed
Where I live, 34 would be a lovely change in the winter. I just signed up for recess duty this year. For every 16 recesses we do, we get a comp...
