You also ight want to give the students the option of standing or sitting on the floor. I had two of my tables raised so the students coud stand...
I've taught at three grade levels, 6th, 2nd, and K in that order. I moved grades because I was surplused anad was offered a 2 grade position at...
We had a situation like this last summer. I was on the interviewing panel, and the candidate was doing really well until she mentioned a coworker....
I see a lot of angry parents in your future. I have a rising fifth grader I would request a change of teachers if he brought this home. I'm sure...
Congratulations:2up::2up: Start off with the basics. My district give us a stipend to buy what we need. It can be anything from decorations to a...
We are paid every other Friday, all year. My salary is spread over 26 pay periods, so there is never a gap in pay. We used to have a 10 or 12...
I would start by going to the district's website to see if curriculum maps or pacing guides are posted. I would also go to the school you see if...
I teach in a large district, with 43 elementary, 41 middle and 39 high schools.
In my school a CPS would have been called after the rape comment. I've never had to ask permission to call, but I let the principal and counselor...
I already went to a two day kindergarten conference hosted by my district. In July I will go to a one day training for our new initiative for...
Where did you meet? We met in kindergarten. How old were you.......him/her? We were both 5. How long have you been a ''romantic'' couple We...
In my district quarter grades are adveraged to get then final grade. So a student who scored 70, 80, 75, 85 a grade for each quarter would average...
The portfolios we piloted were supposed to be about growth. The problem was with the rubric we had to use. For a teacher to have a certain score,...
My district piloted the use of portfolios at the kindergarten level in lieu of standardized testing the show student growth. Student growth counts...
Mine is not. I teach kinder and I love my students but I never cry on the last day of school. Really the last few years I've been annoyed that so...
My school is departmentalized 1-5. First and second grade teachers work on teams of two with one teaching math/science and the other teaching...
Supplies I don't spend money unless it's something for me to use like a cute pen. My district gives each teacher $100 each school year. We ask...
May 22nd is the last day here and it's a half day. My plan is to have all grades entered by Tuesday and clean and pack the rest of the week. Our...
We hold students' report cards if they owe money for any reason. This includes everything from lost or damaged books to damaged or broken tech...
Daily Conduct We have to send home daily conduct for each student. Its a simple calendar with ESNU circled with a number to indicate the...
