I currently hold a Professional Certificate from Florida. I am certified 6-12 English. I have my Reading and ESOL Endorsements. My wife and I...
I’ve personally never had multiple preps. This will be the first year. I will have 3 different preps for Language Arts/Reading. I’ve never been...
I use a word document. The schools I have worked at are pretty flexible about how we format our lesson plans. One school expected them on our desk...
I’ve been in a co-teaching setting as the core teacher. The ESE teacher with me had her own desk, computer, file cabinets, etc. However, she...
I want to hear some fun/interesting ideas you guys might have
My district is big on giving students physical copies of the standard, with a scale, and a break down of each level. I will say that I have seen...
Last year I took a chance and left a school I was pretty happy with to give high school an opportunity. I had always wanted to teach high school...
I feel like there’s always a lot of pressure to give.
I've taught intensive Language Arts my entire career. I am used to and love breaking down things for my students to learn and make gains. I'm...
My district has a curriculum map for all grade levels. Within the curriculum map, they have the standards we have to use written into it. And...
I don't understand how anyone can justify having 25+ students in a class
I already have my tables in groups of 4! :) I love cooperative work and that usually how I structure my lessons. Keeping direct instruction to a...
1. Classroom management will be vital for a successful year. Without it, you might not make it past your first year. Especially if you're teaching...
I am going to be teaching high school this year after years teaching 8th grade. I'm excited for the transition, however, my possible class sizes...
I had a similar and very negative experience. My co-teacher was a bully. She would be extremely unprofessional and talk down to me in front of...
When I say ESE I mean my students that I am almost certain have a learning disability. They don't retain information and are extremely lost. And...
I love my middle schoolers. They are hilarious and I love teaching them. However, this year they gave me all the kids that scored 1s. So I have...
If the kids really did that poorly, why don't the teachers dealing with this new class talk to the science coach at your school? I'm almost...
Because I have the intensive group, we read together. I ask higher order questions and make sure they are understanding what they are reading. If...
The first year is the worst. But when you make it to your second year, you'll feel so much more confident. I'm going into my 3rd year now and I...
