There's a teacher down the hall who when asked how many kids she has will add to the number as the year goes on. First time she asks the answer...
I am assuming this is for younger students: Things that go bump in the night Creepy Crawlies Space You could focus around a specific...
www.750words.com I recently stumbled on this website and feel that it could be a great resource for teachers who have students write journals....
I second what TeacherApr said. There's a lot of competition for jobs as teachers have been let go due to shrinking budgets. I don't know what it...
Perhaps you could develop an incentive of some sort of school privilege for earning A's every quarter in an AP class? For example, my school is...
I am not understanding your topic...
This is a tough one. I don't know what will work for you, but here are some things that work for me: My students have a spiral notebook for...
I give frequent objective quizes after lectures. Usually they are only 5 short answer questions. I have found since I have started to do this...
What about individual white boards? Each kid gets one, you project a question (or write it on the board) and they write their answer on their...
We don't have this with individual students, but with classes. The vets get a lot of the classes that attract the better kids (AP, honor, upper...
"And our dept. chairs are required to compare lesson plans for teachers in teh same subject to make sure we are not "borrowing". " You should...
Listen & quiet I have to stop and think before I spell. I can spell big science words but the small words trip me up.
Try this page out for size: http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/policies/gats/programs/differentiate/index.htm The kaplan model...
I have a student helper hang work out in the hall. Kids love to show off their work to their friends (when they think I'm not watching) plus,...
Contact other teachers and see if they have problems with these kids. They might not be as bad with other teachers, but they probably still act...
There are templates you use which dictates the colors you can use. A small bummer. There are a few things that could work better. I personally...
I made one and used it in my class today. Once I figured out how to use the program it didn't take me very long to make. The kids loved the...
Has anyone tried prezi.com yet? You make presentations that zoom and move around and are very interactive. Looks like a neat way to not only...
A few years ago a student was caught texting in class. In an attempt to keep her phone she started to cry and explained that her mother just...
Agree Disagree. Have one side of the room agree and the other disagree. Read out a statement and let the kids go to whichever side reflects...
