Reading the "no honeymoon" thread got me to wondering. I am moving to a new school this year, with a more difficult student population, and I am...
Here in Spain comics are actually part of the curriculum-- they learn about the visual and lingüistic devices used and treat comics as another...
This is a tough one, but it sounds like your strategies are good ones for this age group. Do you know the blog "Books That Heal Kids"? She...
Congratrulations!!!
Hmm, it just seems like having parents in and out all the time could be quite distracting for the students and for the teachers. Obviously, I...
I have to say that I am a bit shocked at all the comments to the effect that a parent has the "right" to observe in a classroom during the school...
Thanks, everyone! Some really good advice here....
Caesar, I think it's just that my sleep is so light that any extra noise wakes me up. Up until now now I had never had any problem with sleep....
Hmm, this may be somewhat off topic, so if so, I hope one of the moderators will be kind enough to move this post to a more appropriate forum....
Here the specialists pick up the kids, they are not delivered by the classroom teacher. Usually the classroom teacher is teaching another class...
If you do go with the armbands, you could have a logo or label on them-- "Tech leaders" or whatever. That would make them more specific-- a...
Here (in Spain) health-related issues are integrated into other subjects, but no separate grade is given.
I am going to be doing a LOT of work, but mostly after the kids are in bed, so it won't be too much different from a regular week.
For those of you who are looking for some professional development over break, I just saw that The Cornerstone is offering their webinar...
Over break I will be looking for ideas to work on group dynamics-- ways to get students to interact with each other more constructively, work as a...
There is a student in my class (third grade) who is ostracized by her peers. She is in the special ed program but also spends a lot of time with...
Thanks, Linguist. This is helpful.
Those of you that use it, how often do you clear the points bubbles? I am thinking I could do it on Monday mornings, to give everyone a fresh...
As far as the "waiting it out" strategy-- what do you do if you are waiting for a few students to stop talking, but they don't seem to...
20 with no aide.
