I love that you can have solid conversations with the students. Often they're talk to you about what's going on in their lives and you can really...
I try to tweak the points I give so it doesn't end up as the same kids each week, but it is hard. Occasionally I go not by highest points but by...
I love Class Dojo, even at the high school level. When I first start using it, the students have to reach a certain number of points (in my case...
Please try for Donor's Choose. I got a $300 order of new books in about a month by using it. Right now if people enter the code HEART when they...
How consistent have you been with both positive reinforcement and negative consequences? You have to stick with it and follow through consistently...
I agree with most people here. If they were mostly correct but missed a key bit (Indian Sea instead of Ocean) give them partial credit. If they...
Make my own in Word using tables. Lets me tweak it to reflect changes in schedule, occasional block scheduling etc.
I don't automatically bump, it depends on the student. I had one student who was .3 from a B and I could have bumped him up, but he never did his...
You definitely need to explain it to him directly, rather than coming up with excuses to get him to stop. Tell him firmly but kindly. Personally...
I put together gift bags with stuff I got for $1 or so from sales at CVS and Walgreens. In the past I made smalls jar of sugar scrub, baked...
You're on the right track with signing up to sub. I did that to see if I'd like teaching, thinking maaaybe I'd like elementary school and that was...
To my understanding, while you cannot be fired for race, religion, gender, age, disability etc, there is no direct legal protection based on...
Agreeing here too. We have plenty of teachers here who put in long hours, feed needy kids, tutor for free etc, but we also have those who come as...
It depends on the class. At the start of the year I tell the kids they may sit wherever they like for the first week. If, after that week, I think...
I honestly would try some of the stuff you use with younger grades. Even if it sounds babyish, the older kids get a kick out of it. If I know what...
I would arrange a meeting with the SPED teacher and an administrator to work out what exactly his responsibilities are. Chances are he's under no...
1. Whether or not a student should be in inclusion classes should be decided on a case by case basis. It's great for some special ed students who...
Yep. Unfortunately we only get an hour and a half of teacher planning time. The rest is meetings -_-
I have found classdojo.com to be the best thing ever for classroom management, even in high school. While you have to get your foundation of...
Do you have a cart you can hang them from?
