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Barb/2/NE *Host* - Welcome to the Private/Parochial Teacher's chat!
Montauk - I just thought I would pop in, I have never logged on to one of these
Montauk - but I visit Teachers.Net often
Barb/2/NE *Host* - Montauk, well welcome!
Barb/2/NE *Host* - Montauk and Roe what grade do you teach?
Montauk - 4th
Barb/2/NE *Host* - Montauk, nice age! You can do so much! I'm 2nd grade, as my name says
Roe - i have one more year of school
Montauk - It is a great age! I student taught 2nd grade and my 1st job was 4th and I have taught that for 3 years and love the age
Barb/2/NE *Host* - Roe, are you student teaching now?
Montauk - They still don't have that attitude, but they are old enough to do alot ~!
Barb/2/NE *Host* - Montauk, are you in a Private or Parochial school?
Roe - no, next spring semester I will be, I can't wait
Barb/2/NE *Host* - Roe, teaching is a wonderful calling!
Montauk - Parochial -- Catholic
Roe - how long are you teaching Barb
Barb/2/NE *Host* - Montauk, how's your lent going so far? Our theme this year is God's Life Giving Waters
Barb/2/NE *Host* - Roe, I've been teaching on and off for 16 years
Roe - have you always taught in a private school? Montauk
Montauk - It is flying by! My class did the school rosary today which is a "big" thing
Roe - why on and off? Barb
Montauk - I have actually, but I am looking for the next school year to go into public schools
Barb/2/NE *Host* - Montauk, we had the Stations of the Cross, preformed by the 7th graders, they do a still life, "Tableau" is was beautiful!
Barb/2/NE *Host* - Roe, I was a stay- at- home mom for many years
Barb/2/NE *Host* - Montauk, I bet you were so proud of your class, that's a big job!
Montauk - Barb, NE as in Nebraska or NE as in Northeast?
Montauk - like Boston, etc
Barb/2/NE *Host* - Montauk, Nebraska
Roe - Barb- how long were you teaching for before you had children?
Barb/2/NE *Host* - Roe, I taught for 3 years, then stayed home for 10
Barb/2/NE *Host* - I went to a workshop today on using the scripture in the classroom
Roe - Are you teaching now?
Barb/2/NE *Host* - Roe, yes, I'm a certified teacher, but I'm working as a teaching aide
Roe - someone told me about these chat rooms- they are great for a new teacher- or teacher to be
Barb/2/NE *Host* - yes, roe, they are helpful, but the chatboards and the lesson plan bank are more helpful
Roe - what are they?
Barb/2/NE *Host* - here at Teachers.net, they have many different chatboards where you can ask questions
Sher - i live in brooklyn and teach in a parochial school
Barb/2/NE *Host* - Sher, what grade? I'm in Nebraska and am 2nd grade
Sher - 7th and 8th grade
Barb/2/NE *Host* - Sher, are you departmentalized?
Sher - nebraska interesting, wonder if it as tough as new york
Sher - yes we are i team teach
Barb/2/NE *Host* - Sher, we have are own special problems! How's your lent going?
Sher - we are hanging in there doing stations every friday
Barb/2/NE *Host* - Yesterday, our 7th graders did a still life, Tableau versions of the Stations, just beautiful!!!!
Sher - very creative makes religion more tangible
Barb/2/NE *Host* - They wore black, it was a minimalist version, with a few props, I wish I could find my copy
Sher - how does your school deal with discipline issues
Barb/2/NE *Host* - I went to a scripture workshop today, they recomended a wonderful web site
Sher - oh do share the site's address
Barb/2/NE *Host* - Well, the Principal handles the big problems
Sher - we have a disciplinary committee, that works with the Principal
Barb/2/NE *Host* - Sher, it's St Mary's Press, let me pull it up
Sher - ok
Barb/2/NE *Host* - http://www.smp.org/hs/Resources.cfm
Sher - thank you
TAM - How is lent going?
Barb/2/NE *Host* - Sher, lots of good stuff, just have to poke around and look
Dr. D - Is there anyone in this chat from a Christian school?
Barb/2/NE *Host* - Hi Tam! Great! Our theme is God's Life Giving Waters!
Sher - i am, we are Lutheran based
Barb/2/NE *Host* - Dr. D, I'm at a Catholic School
TAM - I teach in a Catholic school but I am not Catholic if that helps Dr. D.
Barb/2/NE *Host* - Dr. D, doing a survey???
TAM - Very Interesting!
Barb/2/NE *Host* - Tam, what grade?
TAM - Fifth and Sixth grade science only
Dr. D - Barb - no I am not doing a survey. Just came for a look.
TAM - I just started in December.
TAM - Any Advice?
Barb/2/NE *Host* - Dr. D, this meeting room has different times for different groups, in 15 minutes, the NBPTS exceptional needs candidates come in
Barb/2/NE *Host* - Tam, how's it going so far?
Sher - what state are you in Dr. D
Barb/2/NE *Host* - Tam, 5th and 6th graders are loads of fun! I have 2 sons that are in that grade~
TAM - Pretty well. Only 1 major discipline problem and I think I have it corrected. It's just so hard not knowing what they did before I arrived this year.
Dr. D - I am in northern New Jersey. I have been in the same school for 23 years! It has been great.
Sher - I am interested in findint out how you folks deal with discipline,
TAM - I agree they are loads of fun, but they are also loads of confusion I don't think they understand what's going on with them either.
Barb/2/NE *Host* - Tam, do you have a textbook? My husband teaches HS science, and he just assumes that his students come in with zero knowledge, because they are all over the place!
TAM - Yes I have a textbook. Any specific questions about it?
Barb/2/NE *Host* - TAM, his philosophy is keep them curious and interested, and you have done a good job!
Barb/2/NE *Host* - Sher, your discipline question would be answered better on the chatboard, more time for people to outline how they handle things on the chatboard,have you been there?
Sher - no
Barb/2/NE *Host* - Dr. D, wow! That's great, continuity(sp?) is a good thing for a school!
Barb/2/NE *Host* - Sher, let me give you the link, one moment.......
Barb/2/NE *Host* - http://teachers.net/mentors/private/
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Barb/2/NE *Host* - Bye Sher, nice to meet you!
Sher - you too, you have been very resourceful
Barb/2/NE *Host* - Tam, how big are your classes? Do you have access to a lab?
Barb/2/NE *Host* - Just wondering what grade you teach?
Dr. D - Barb, I am the principal, but I also do a little teaching. I teach a few junior high classes.
Barb/2/NE *Host* - Oh, Dr. D, I see......did you see the site I got on my scripture workshop today? It's from St Mary's Press
Dr. D - No, I did not see that. What was it about?
Barb/2/NE *Host* - http://www.smp.org/hs/Resources.cfm
TAM - My classes are small About 25 each. I do have limited access to a lab.
Barb/2/NE *Host* - This site is set up for the High School students, but it has many prayer services and articles for teachers on it
Barb/2/NE *Host* - Tam, I know that my own children love being in the lab!
TAM - Evidently
TAM - I don't know if my students have the self-discipline to handle it. Know what I mean?
Barb/2/NE *Host* - Tam, My husband also felt that the grade school children should get the sciences that they won't get in HS, like ecology or earth sciences, etc.
TAM - I agree. It's just so hard to fit everything in when trying to cover what you know they will be tested over.
Barb/2/NE *Host* - Tam, lots of structure, my son says that when they go into lab, they all are assigned jobs, like a recorder, investigator, manager, reporter, etc
Barb/2/NE *Host* - Tam, oh yes, the BIG tests! Nebraska is not on the big band wagon, yet, we still have local control over our testing
Barb/2/NE *Host* - ss, welcome to the Private/Parochial teacher's chat!
TAM - That's sounds like a plan. I'll try it. It will just take me a little while to organize myself.
Barb/2/NE *Host* - Tam, looks like the next group is coming in! Nice to meet you!
TAM - you too. thanks. bye.
Barb/2/NE *Host* - good bye!~
Barb/2/NE *Host* - Ok, the room is yours! The private/Parochial teacher's meeting is over
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