Kate Kinsella is the most useful information I've had on academic language. I do a lot of things with high level academic sentence frames, in...
Here is what I do (assuming you're going to have finals before Christmas break). We do normal work up until about three days before finals, but I...
Schools do hire mid-year. There are also a lot of long-term sub jobs mid-year. I'm sure you'll be able to find SOMETHING even if it's subbing or...
I agree, but I would also either explain to the student or e-mail the parent and cc admin all the steps you have taken to go out of your way to...
I currently work at a semi-rural, suburban public school in a middle class neighborhood. The kids are the nicest kids I've ever worked with - I...
I had previous administration use student "testimony" as part of a teachers formal evaluation. So, if the kids didn't like a teacher, of course...
What if you had some sort of assessment, rather than a log? Obviously you have to practice to play a piece well. Could you assign them one piece...
https://www.indianriverschools.org/SiteDirectory/ESOL/Documents/100%20Essential%20Spanish%20Phrases%20for%20Teachers.pdf I worked at a school...
-The word SWAG is not spelled S.W.E.G. If you're going to graffiti my board, at least do it correctly. - Do not blow your nose on a bleach wipe.
What else have you done besides detentions? For repeat offenders, I usually call home on the second offense and they get a referral on the third....
There was a thread about texting students reminders earlier so I thought I would share this. I just started using Remind101 for my extra...
I don't know how it is with elementary school, but for my emergency sub plans, I create some sort of isolated activity (responding to an essay...
I make to-do lists almost every day of each little thing I need to accomplish. I check off as I go. I leave when the list is done. It helps a lot...
"she would benefit from more opportunities to practice her emerging fine motor skills?" I don't teach the little guys so I don't know if that's...
When I taught junior high, I had a lot of the same challenges with over the top chattiness. What worked for me was setting really high work goals...
Have you told HIM all this? That's where I would start. "Hey Johnny, I noticed you have been upset about your grades lately. Let's talk about...
Small world Sarge - I do believe we are from the same town. Slightly off topic, but I wonder if there's a difference in perception between...
The pencil thing, I find them all over my floor! I stopped buying pencils a few years ago because I just pick up the pencils kids forget in my...
I agree. My worst was a few years ago with three boys who were all low level and all extremely difficult to manage. I actually ended up having one...
Can you create some sort of expectation chart and have the kids check it off at the end of each class? I've done this in the past with...
