What Makes a Parent Love a Teacher
…update it as you pick up more information about your students, because kids change and grow. Family configurations change. New passions develop. Who they are at the start of the…
…update it as you pick up more information about your students, because kids change and grow. Family configurations change. New passions develop. Who they are at the start of the…
…on. Hear those people yelling at each other over there? It’s Teaching Purgatory’s merry-go-round. Scolding doesn’t change behavior. If chastising a child transformed them into a model student, I’d write…
…year you’ll find something you need to change or improve upon. Caitlin Riley – Document, Document, Document….it will help when parents/administrators ask why you gave a detention or why you…
…to ask for help when they feel the slightest bit frustrated may become upset when their teacher expects them to do more on their own. Let’s face it: change is…
…year. The calendar pages are in color, but if you prefer black and white, just change your printer settings to the B&W mode. If you’d like to use this calendar…
…would your life change? Are people with more money happier? What problems might be caused by winning a lot of money? Would people treat you differently? (I’ve heard that many…
Each year on September 11th, we reflect on a series of horrific events that changed the course of history. As a teacher, you might be struggling with whether or not…
…them the recess if they don’t earn it! Jennifer Neuhof – Revamp your incentives. Change seats. Alter routines to make the ‘same boring thing’ seem fresh. Stay a step ahead…
…opportunity to talk. To equalize participation in team discussions, try one of these strategies: Around the Team – Place students in teams of 4 or 5 and have them number off…
Guest post by Chris Biffle Director, Whole Brain Teaching Note: The rule Chris described in this post has changed since this article was written. Rule #5 now reads, “Make our…
…How to Play Find the States Showdown: The first Leader selects a number card from the State Numbers deck and announces the number to the team. Everyone looks at the…
…free up space & assist in clean up. Each center box is labeled with a number and has 4 colored folders inside – one for each learning group in my…
