I believe that teaching has to be one of the most rewarding yet challenging professions, but I couldn't imagine doing anything else. Here is my best advice for new teachers (and experienced) teachers.
Advice For New Teachers-Organization
Don't get too caught up in
Archives for August 2011
Vocabulary and Standards Posters
I know that many teachers, myself included, are required to post standards or daily objectives. I like to post my standards, as well as essential questions, and vocabulary together to create a focus wall of classroom instruction. I've recently added all of my focus wall materials
Classroom Management Strategies
Classroom management strategies has to be one of the most important, and often challenging, parts of teaching. I substituted while I was in college, so I quickly learned that if I wanted to survive as a teacher, I needed to learn how to manage a classroom. My first group was by
Bucket Fillers
I wanted to share a little more about bucket fillers. The concept of being a bucket filler is based on the metaphor that we all carry around an invisible bucket that contains our feelings. When we have a full bucket we feel good, and when our bucket is empty we feel sad. We