I've done something similar, mostly with freshman, where I say they are getting 10 "participation points" for the day for being on task, not...
Do you give them verbal sentence frames? The fact that you teach support and ELD makes me wonder if they're partially nervous to speak up. Also,...
In this case, graffiti was found on campus and someone reported it to admin.
This is exactly what I told my husband last night. This is more or less what's happening at my school. I appreciate the prayers. An e-mail...
I agree, and I understand why they're holding school still. All I know is that it's going to be a very nerve wracking day and I'd rather not...
I honestly don't know. I feel like if I were truly planning a shooting, I would not advertise the fact via graffiti. On the other hand, these...
I don't dress up for spirit days. I don't do "ugly sweater things." I always look nice for work and it doesn't inhibit my ability to be a good...
So, I just found out that there has been a shooting threat at my school, to occur the day before break. Admin believes it's a ploy to get out of...
I teach high school. My husband currently works at an elementary school with a similar population (although less "extreme") and he rarely has any...
Typically when you sign your paperwork, they'll ask how you want your paycheck divided. If you want to be paid over the summer, they'll divide...
I've witnessed teachers write students up for "defiance" (which was an automatic day of in house) for things like asking for a pencil, because the...
Is it possible to transfer to another school in your district? I know, at least in CA, you can transfer within district and keep seniority and...
In my experience, the kids were great. My coworkers were either extremely bitter/jaded or great. The administration/district politics were not...
In my remediation classes, I've always stressed vocabulary (but useful stuff like root words, prefixes, suffixes, etc) and writing skills. I've...
I did all last year - after school program 4 days a week and Saturday school every weekend. ( so roughly 15 hours of work a week on top of my...
In the past, I've weighted a midterm/final so that if you get an "A" on the test, it will raise you one letter grade. I felt that if a student is...
In the district I did BTSA in, if you had experience, you just had to do one year (one year of paperwork, meetings and inquiry). No experience,...
I also tend to Google news on the district. At my first school, there were some of the worst district politics and administration possible. There...
What grade is this? For freshman, I normally do non-fiction/research right after Christmas, then poetry, then Romeo and Juliet at the end. For...
It depends on my class and the assignment. My lower level, younger kids, I am circling and helping 95% of the time. My 11th grade AP kids working...
