Excited about warmer temps on the way by the weekend.The daffodils are seeing the results of the cold snap so I hope the tulips don't have to face the same challenges.
I attended a parent workshop last night at our middle grandchild's school that was excellent. It was put on by the state police on internet safety. OMG, it's scarier then I was imagining. I am going to join the parent group hoping to have the kids' version put at school. Very valuable information provided. Lots of naive parents in attendance. Do all states offer such programs I wonder?
Bev, busy day for you. Sorry that it had to include a funeral.
Judy, solitude is way under-rated. Even in exercise.
I didn't quite break 10K today: 9413. When I walk in the library, we don't get as many steps in. I did my usual 30 minutes and two extra mini-walks. My pedometer still didn't add up.
men, good work on getting in the exercise before the interview. Hope it went well. If you told what it was for, I missed it.
Funeral attended this morning then lunch with friend at Applebees. No exercise for me, yet. I will be getting on the treadmill later this afternoon. Walk on.....
Excited about warmer temps on the way by the weekend.The daffodils are seeing the results of the cold snap so I hope the tulips don't have to face the same challenges.
I attended a parent workshop last night at our middle grandchild's school that was excellent. It was put on by the state police on internet safety. OMG, it's scarier then I was imagining. I am going to join the parent group hoping to have the kids' version put at school. Very valuable information provided. Lots of naive parents in attendance. Do all states offer such programs I wonder?
Excited about warmer temps on the way by the weekend.The daffodils are seeing the results of the cold snap so I hope the tulips don't have to face the same challenges.
I attended a parent workshop last night at our middle grandchild's school that was excellent. It was put on by the state police on internet safety. OMG, it's scarier then I was imagining. I am going to join the parent group hoping to have the kids' version put at school. Very valuable information provided. Lots of naive parents in attendance. Do all states offer such programs I wonder?
This is not a scenario but a very real, very stressful situation. Not only is she "that" parent, obviously there is no backing from admin and she has the power to make everyone stand on their head so that the child can get his/her way.
Since the oak pollen is still so high and it is not my friend, I did 15 minutes on the treadmill before I couldn't take it any more. I did my strength training before the cardio and that went well and I didn't dawdle at all.
Before the gym, I helped my mom pot some new plants (gardenia, geraniums, mint). Since we live in deer country, we grow plants in pots on the back patio and deck. I also hosed down the patio and deck and the water turned yellow from all the oak pollen.
Now I am monitoring my barn swallows and I used the first deterrent this morning. I have seen them come into the front porch area, but I don't see any nest building so far. Hope that encourages them to find a new location.
JRod, lucky you to have outside work weather. And to keep moving even when the lungs were uncooperative.
Cool day today. Winter coat and hat for sure. But beautiful sunshine. I had over 13,000 steps. The usual walking routine + 3 grocery stores: Kroger, salvage, and Amish bulk food. What a various life we lead in the rural Midwest. Ha.
Lady sort of over played her hand and started leaving her bed and sleeping on Brin's much less nice bed. For weeks/ months Brin just went to sit and sleep on a thin mat under a window, Then, Brin started sleeping on Lady's bed when Lady left it. Lady used to come to us with a "She's on MY bed!" look. We ignored her. She stays on her own bed more now.
Now. Brin just ignores her, too, even when Lady walks on her bed to waken Brin who often pretends to be sleeping.
I'm doing a little assignment and need to get some responses on how regular education teachers play a role in the development and implementation of instruction for literacy for exceptional learners. Feel free to answer one, a few, or all questions.
How long have you been working with exceptional learners?
What do you do to differentiate instruction?
How do you collaborate with other professionals?
Which strategies do you use to develop literacy?
What is the most challenging part of helping exceptional learners develop literacy?
Can you think of a time where a literacy lesson did not go as well as you initially thought it would? What did you do to change that lesson?
What advice would you give to new teachers who want to help develop literacy of exceptional learners?
I don't really know how to address this with her because of the fact that we are friends. I am very close with her family and I feel so awkward about this. I know she is taking advantage of me, though. Even more bothersome to me is that I think she has given the assistant principal the impression that she is the one who writes the lesson plans. She happened to forward an email to me that she sent to the AP about how she wants to use the lesson plan format that "she uses" in our class for the other classes she teaches. I don't think she has ever even opened the documents when I have sent them to her each week!
Sorry for the long post, but I am venting because this is really frustrating to me. I have co-taught with other teachers before, and it has been a 50/50 partnership. I don't remember her being so non- engaged when we worked together a long time ago. How would you handle this?
justateacher1On 2/26/17, HS Teacher wrote: > This year I am co-teaching a class with a very good > friend of mine. We co-taught together years ago, > and put in a special request last year so we would > be able to work together again. Well, here we are > over half way into the school year and I am > regretting doing this. I do all of the plann...See MoreOn 2/26/17, HS Teacher wrote: > This year I am co-teaching a class with a very good > friend of mine. We co-taught together years ago, > and put in a special request last year so we would > be able to work together again. Well, here we are > over half way into the school year and I am > regretting doing this. I do all of the planning for the > class, and she offers almost no input whenever I try > to collaborate with her. I grade almost all of the > papers. When she does happen to take a set of > papers to grade, they don't get returned to > students until weeks after they have been > submitted. When we are in class, her only > contributions are management related comments to > students. She will also read aloud the directions on > handouts. Over the past couple of weeks, she has > been coming into class, and immediately sitting > down at the teacher's desk where she remains > working on her computer for the majority of the > period. > > I don't really know how to address this with her > because of the fact that we are friends. I am very > close with her family and I feel so awkward about > this. I know she is taking advantage of me, though. > Even more bothersome to me is that I think she has > given the assistant principal the impression that > she is the one who writes the lesson plans. She > happened to forward an email to me that she sent > to the AP about how she wants to use the lesson > plan format that "she uses" in our class for the > other classes she teaches. I don't think she has > ever even opened the documents when I have sent > them to her each week! > > Sorry for the long post, but I am venting because > this is really frustrating to me. I have co-taught with > other teachers before, and it has been a 50/50 > partnership. I don't remember her being so non- > engaged when we worked together a long time ago. > How would you handle this?
justateacher1On 2/26/17, HS Teacher wrote: > This year I am co-teaching a class with a very good > friend of mine. We co-taught together years ago, > and put in a special request last year so we would > be able to work together again. Well, here we are > over half way into the school year and I am > regretting doing this. I do all of the plann...See MoreOn 2/26/17, HS Teacher wrote: > This year I am co-teaching a class with a very good > friend of mine. We co-taught together years ago, > and put in a special request last year so we would > be able to work together again. Well, here we are > over half way into the school year and I am > regretting doing this. I do all of the planning for the > class, and she offers almost no input whenever I try > to collaborate with her. I grade almost all of the > papers. When she does happen to take a set of > papers to grade, they don't get returned to > students until weeks after they have been > submitted. When we are in class, her only > contributions are management related comments to > students. She will also read aloud the directions on > handouts. Over the past couple of weeks, she has > been coming into class, and immediately sitting > down at the teacher's desk where she remains > working on her computer for the majority of the > period. > > I don't really know how to address this with her > because of the fact that we are friends. I am very > close with her family and I feel so awkward about > this. I know she is taking advantage of me, though. > Even more bothersome to me is that I think she has > given the assistant principal the impression that > she is the one who writes the lesson plans. She > happened to forward an email to me that she sent > to the AP about how she wants to use the lesson > plan format that "she uses" in our class for the > other classes she teaches. I don't think she has > ever even opened the documents when I have sent > them to her each week! > > Sorry for the long post, but I am venting because > this is really frustrating to me. I have co-taught with > other teachers before, and it has been a 50/50 > partnership. I don't remember her being so non- > engaged when we worked together a long time ago. > How would you handle this?
I walked 10,000 steps all by my lonesome today. Very soothing.