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Kindergarten position

by Cbandawe

Apr 19

I am currently station in Europe with my spouse who is active duty . I had an interview back in December for a kinder position . The teacher decide to come back so I didn't get the position . I still had an interview and it went really well . About a month ago I received a referral email for a kindergarten position for the same school . Would I rec...See More

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haha If this is regarding a DoDEA school you are better off posting on the DoDD Teachers board. The principal picks a number of candidates from those people on a referral list, so maybe yes, maybe no. Technically, if you are a local hire and have family preference they really should be considering you for any positions that match your certifications. If...See More

Apr 19

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Cbandawe Yes , the question is regarding a DODEA school . I'm not sure what to say in the email to the principal .

Apr 19

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EXERCISE ROLL CALL - Thursday

by jrod

Apr 19

Hubby and I went for our walk this evening. We did 3.52 miles in 64 minutes. My fitness tracker clocked my total steps for today at 10,799. The steps are a mix of actual exercise walking and just steps taken walking around the house and the vet errand today.

While I thought I was being cautious with not pushing my fitness routine too fast ...See More

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Apple Seed for Thursday, 19 April 2018

by Barb S. hs/ret

Apr 19

May you live all the days of your life.

~ Jonathan Swift

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Harassed By Principal

by justletmebe

Apr 17

I am a special ed teacher. I started in the middle of last school year after transferring from another district. Right away, I was concerned with ALL the special ed kids being removed from the inclusion classrooms about twice per week for tests and quizzes. The Gen Ed teachers I work with told me that I needed to remove them to read the tests to th...See MoreI am a special ed teacher. I started in the middle of last school year after transferring from another district. Right away, I was concerned with ALL the special ed kids being removed from the inclusion classrooms about twice per week for tests and quizzes. The Gen Ed teachers I work with told me that I needed to remove them to read the tests to them. After doing this for about a week, I finally got enough courage up to talk to my supervisor about this. Basically, I was concerned that this practice went against IDEA laws, specifically Least Restrictive Environment, which clearly states students should only be removed from inclusion classes if supplemental aids and services cannot be provided in class. My issue was these services could be provided in class - modified tests, clarify directions, even read test aloud if that was in their IEP. Plus, it totally osticized the kids and I felt bad. Long story short, director of special services got involved and made the practice immediately stop. My principal was on the "side" so to speak of the gen ed teachers.

Ever since, shes harassed me. She's written me up, given me baseless warnings, recorded me on the security cameras, made awful comments, etc. Her bosses have been pretty good to me. They wouldn't let her observe me alone, questioned why she didn't give me a 4 in certain areas when she co-observed me. They made it pretty clear to me that they thought her actions were out of line.

Then this happens: She was on email correspondence between a few colleagues and me. In my quick reply, I had a little grammatical error in my email. An hour after she got my email, she emailed the ENTIRE building about a "contest". She then made a hundred copies of a grammar worksheet and put it in every staff member's mailbox. The grammar worksheet was about the exact error contained in my email. She then offered to pay the first five people who completed it correctly $5. I was so hurt! I couldn't believe she would do something so outrageous. This woman is so sick! Talk about a role model for children. The union basically told me to get over it.

Now, the superintendent is involved in this mess. The principal has hid her face from me for the last week. I don't know if this is because she feels guilty or if its because she's getting some heat from central office.

How would you handle this if you were in such a toxic environment?

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haha Not much you can really do about it. She is your boss and has a lot of power over you (depending on the school/district). It's nice that her bosses are looking out for you for now, but long term they will likely get fatigued with the whole situation. If the principal shows no sign of moving on anytime soon, you may want to consider your other optio...See More

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EXERCISE ROLL CALL - Wednesday

by jrod

Apr 18

Today was a perfect day to go walk/run at the path at the hospital. It was in the 70s and overcast. The path doesn't have shade so cloudy skies were a plus.

I decided to complete 3 loops around on the path. Each loop is a little over a mile so I was near 4 miles when I made it back to my car. I decided to do a loop around the parking lot w...See More

Elaine/ret/IN That fitness tracker will fit right into your propensity to stay abreast of your training, jrod. Convenient how close the shopping center was. ;)

Two walks today. A little bit of light drizzles during the second one. 10,631 total steps. Pizza with the retirees from my school for lunch followed by a massage. Lucky day for me.

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EXERCISE ROLL CALL - Tuesday

by Elaine/ret/IN

Apr 17

Yoga day today. Plus two walks (had to dodge the ice this morning on the roadsides) and a walking conversation with my sister-in-law. 12,044 steps. The ONLY topic of conversation in these parts is the weather. Nuff said.

Walk on.

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jrod Oops! I forgot to post yesterday. But I did get in my walk.

Hubby and I did 3.5 miles in 93 minutes at the park. There was a rattle snake spotted near the duck pond earlier in the day so we were on high alert as we walked past that area. Luckily, no snake!

Elaine, we too talk about our weather. Ours is for the warmth (mid 80s) and...See More

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Apple Seed for Wednesday, 18 April 2018

by Barb S. hs/ret

Apr 18

Sometimes, all you have to do is ask.

~ Randy Pausch

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Seeking math teachers to participate in a survey about DGBL

by A

Apr 18

I'm currently working on my thesis about educational math games and I need educators who teach any type of math to answer a little survey for me.

https://goo.gl/forms/59YZAR4eZ0NfyPnJ2