I could have sworn I saw one running down the Battle Road in Lexington (MA) where Paul Revere made his ride this afternoon on my way home!
if you PM me your email address I will send you what I have on my laptop.
I have the Expression. I am at the high school level so I mostly use letters for titles on my walls- but I have used a few pictures from random...
For my history class, I give "take home quizzes" and I tell the students that it is required homework that will be counted as a quiz grade. It...
I used my school library resources as well... had to do the exact same thing. good luck!
Congrats!!!! :)
I keep a change of shoes under my desk.. sometimes there are times I wear new shoes and I'm in pain halfway through the day! :)
relationship with the custodian? is it worth developing one with them...?
I'd still do a little 'getting to know you' exercise. perhaps do a "goals" activity where you decide on class goals - individual goals - for...
silly things I can think of... food storage? is there a fridge? microwave? etc. how to get supplies? I'll keep thinking.
my schedule this year is something like this (the order changes every day) and I'm at the high school. I teach deaf kids so I really don't have...
just a fyi... deaf people actually prefer "deaf person" instead of "the person with deafness" because it is a cultural factor as well.
I do the same thing a PP mentioned. I develop a review sheet the students must answer. I also grade it as a "take home quiz" so the students will...
wikispaces.com has been terrific! and as an educator you can get a better kind for free.
What about American Sign Language (ASL)? Contrary to popular belief, it is NOT English in sign. It is its' own language and many deaf students...
do you include art in your teaching? I'm sure there could be plenty of uses there!
I think it's a wonderful idea. I think the short stories will provide a good model to work off when writing the paragraphs/essays. For example.....
Yes, as PP said - it depends on your administration. Mine does not require lesson plans at all. My system goes something like this:...
one of the math teachers I know uses this one: http://mathforum.org (but I can't vouch for it - I've never used it. she just told us about it in...
1 filing cabinet has a drawer for each subject - I keep my curriculums in there. another filing cabinet (with a lock) houses my laptop and other...
