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How difficult would teaching AP classes be for a first year teacher
I'll be a first year teacher come August. I'm teaching a difficult subject and I've been out of course work for a while and I want to get my footing and try to figure out things my first year. My district wants me to teach AP also, but I'm not sure I'd be able to […]
New Teachers and $$$
The other night I woke up and suddenly thought this might be a good thread to start, some advice for new teachers (or anyone new to a job situation). For my initial post, it will mostly come from the Oopsie School of Unintentional Learning, (otherwise known as the School of Life). 1. Every paycheck, save […]
Free links! Lots of science, space, ELA, ESL, Music, Art, PD, Lesson Plans and resources. Enjoy!
It would be fantastic if we could share a link that is highly beneficial/useful, that doesn't cost a thing to use, no hoops to jump through. I encourage others to add to my links, creating some nice references to have on-hand. You can never have too many resources. I love free when it comes to […]
Visual Literacy
I am currently getting my specialist degree in media technology and I am currently taking a class on Visual and Media Literacy. In 1971, psychologist determined that students retain more information if they are given information using visuals and are allowed to view visuals for learning. Of course more and more has been learned and […]
Classroom Seating Charts... Successes and Learnings
I am reflecting and teaching on my classroom layout for next year and I thought I would offer some discussion questions. Suggestion: Feel free to reflect on any questions that interest you. So many questions - Do you have assigned seats on the first day of school? - What's most important to you when you […]
Spreading Kindness
Any good ideas for spreading kindness throughout school? Our theme for 2018-2019 is going to be: Promote Kindness.
Advice from those who teach the same students year-over-year
In my short 5 year career as a math teacher, this upcoming year will be the 1st time where I get back some students from last year. Here are the specifics. 7th grade will be a new group. 8th grade was last year's 7th grade. (I had them.) 9th grade Alg IA will be last […]