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Featured October Resources @ shop.atoz

Kinderreaders October 4-Pack – 4 titles for October – Each title has 5 versions with 4 varying reading levels plus a wordless version, TITLES: Boo!, What Is It?, The Party, The Pumpkin
Phonics 1- Spider Themed Letter Activities and Assessments by Rebecca Sutton – Teaching First
Monsters Creative Writing Fun! by Tech Girl-Engaging Lessons
Take a Voyage with Columbus! {Powerpoint & Mini Booklet}

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What about nail polish?
I wasn't sure if I should post this question here or in the Teacher Time out... but this is kinda teacher related. Do any of you wear nail polish and is it hard to "up keep" being a teacher? I have naturally long nails (not claw like, mind you) and I ALWAYS keep them polished. […]
Work place harassment?
Hi everyone, I was recently hospitalized, causing me to miss work unexpectedly. I did happen to have a sub one of the days because I was going to wait to go to the doctor then. I ended up In the hospital for three nights, and as proof, I showed her my intake and discharge forms […]
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 […]
My job is killing me, and I don't recognize myself anymore.
I am in an odd predicament. I thought I had finally arrived when I accepted this job at an "alternative" art middle school. I was going to be a great way to fulfill my internship to complete my master's program and get my preliminary credentials. I was told the class sizes are small. Approximately 12-20 […]
Breaking contract mid-year
I want to break my contract! I used to teach part-time at our local Community College. I wanted full-time with benefits and retirement so I took a job teaching middle school math and science at a local private STEM school. There are no benefits or retirement but I took the job anyways as a one […]
Connections Academy
Has anyone worked for Connections Academy or any other on-line public school? Can you describe your experience and the pros and cons compared to working in a traditional brick and mortar school?
So You Want to Be (or already are) an Online Educator?
Let's make this THE thread for those who are interested in or already are teaching at virtual or blended learning schools. We can share interview tips, best practices, and frustrations here. I've been teaching at an online K-12 school since August of 2008 and love it at least 95% of the time. I've also been […]