Master Teachers Chatboard

Join Teachers.Net

Chatboards

Recent Groups

Master Teachers

MEMBERS

3 Members

+ Join Group

Pinned Posts

ALLAll Teachers

Teachers.Net LIVE CHAT Support group - Tues eve!

Featured Jobs

Full-timeMontessori Teacher

Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada

TemporaryTeachers, rural schools

Peace River North School District

Full-timeHead Teacher: 2nd/3rd Grades – Mills College Children’s School

Mills College

Teaching Jobs on Teachers.Net

Featured Job special only $39!

https://teachers.net/jobs

Become a Teachers.Net sponsor!

Master Teachers Chatboard

Colleague Talking with Parents

by Confused

Apr 8, 2011

Question - how do you deal with a colleague that is saying things to parents about you that are not true?

I had to discipline a student who happens to be this colleagues child. The child was not in my class at the time. The colleague / parent has told other parents that I am out to get them. I have had several students share what this per...See More

Comment

(5)

report post

view previous comments

Sara On 4/11/11, Confused wrote: > What shook me up was the fact that this person was acting so > unprofessionally. Why would they do that? What was their motive? > Some people are more in tune with what is and is not professional behavior - there doesn't have to be a motive. Some people are more 'there' than other people - we had a colleague w...See MoreOn 4/11/11, Confused wrote: > What shook me up was the fact that this person was acting so > unprofessionally. Why would they do that? What was their motive? > Some people are more in tune with what is and is not professional behavior - there doesn't have to be a motive. Some people are more 'there' than other people - we had a colleague who was kind of nuts actually - a very tempermental person who was also a very tempermental teacher. She demanded a lot of the people around her and as her own daughter went through the school, it was very difficult. We had to contend with her as a colleague and a very difficult one and a very confrontational parent both.

People have different personalities and at any moment, some people become less guarded than other moments. Some otherwise seemingly rational people become less rational in certain moments - when my mother saw a mouse, she could go wild with fear. At a mouse? Sometimes a parent, any parent, when they think their child has been criticized overmuch or criticized at all can become a very different person than they normally are.

You assume she had a 'motive' - wounded parents and wounded people alike can assuage their wounds by talking overmuch - they emote, they vent even when they shouldn't. There doesn't have to be a 'motive'.

I treated all my colleagues' kids with kid gloves when they were in my grade all the while trying to maintain the outer image of treating them like every other kid - it's a tightrope and a delicate subterfuge but it can be done and I did it with the motive of wanting to get along and keeping things flowing as smoothly as possible. Good luck.

> > > I guess I have been lucky that I have worked in environments where > my colleagues have acted in a professional manner. At least I > never noticed since I try very hard not to listen to any of the > gossip. So it is probably going on all around and I have just > been lucky enough not to hear / notice / or be involved in it. > > To me it was just so strange.

Apr 12, 2011

report post

you're doing a good job You're doing a great job of handling an uncomfortable situation. If the Admin does get wind up of the problem and calls you into the office, you have been dealing with the rumors in a very professional way, and the school record won't show a history of having something out for her child but of ONE disciplinary action that probably makes a lot of se...See More

Apr 26, 2011

report post

I need a catchy presentation title

by Jannyteach

Apr 12, 2011

Hello all, I am giving a presentation this summer to early childhood teachers. My topic is on assessment and planning curriculum to meet your students' needs. Anyhow, I was thinking of using a "Where in the World is Carmen San Diego" theme to make things fun. I need ideas for a catchy title for my presentation.

Thanks, Jannyteach

Comment

report post

REALLY NEED HELP!!!!!!!!!!

by Lana

May 27, 2011

I am really stressed and would love input from you all. I have a degree in history and need a few classes to have asecond undergrad in SS. Because I do not have an education degree, I will need to do an internship if I go the SS route. I started the master's program in history (and we all know how painful that is)but I am now wondering if I should ...See More

Comment

(6)

report post

view previous comments

Find out how many interns/Alt people your district hired last year to teach math and social studies. That might well clarify your options. There's a lot more competition for jobs teaching social studies, and most districts will have a bumper crop of fully credentialed, highly qualified applicants for those positions. Math slots are usually much more difficult to fill, so districts ten...See Moreyour district hired last year to teach math and social studies. That might well clarify your options. There's a lot more competition for jobs teaching social studies, and most districts will have a bumper crop of fully credentialed, highly qualified applicants for those positions. Math slots are usually much more difficult to fill, so districts tend to be more flexible.

Don't lament your lack of an ed degree, either. There are states where all you can do with an ed degree anymore is teach K-5. Our state doesn't even recognize undergraduate education courses for credentialing; ed majors have to take the full series of graduate-level credential courses just like everybody else, and that's only AFTER they pass the multiple-subject content exams. Honestly, I don't know why anyone majors in education here. They'd be better off getting a solid grounding in math, English, science and social studies so they can be sure of passing those exams!

On 5/28/11, Lana wrote: > Yes, my school district will hire on an Alt. However, I am not > sure how often that happens. I really don't even know if > tutoring can help me with math!! Truly,the older I get, the less > I understand math. > The master's program is not going to be a cake walk either..... > I hate decisions! > > > On 5/28/11, I did the tutor thing with stats wrote: >> I did the tutor thing with statistics, and weak in math. I >> did have to be tutored 2-3 times a week though to get through >> it. I also checked out who to take before signing up, some >> teachers are more predictable with tests for example, not as >> hard. It did work, but now that I am older if I had to do it >> over, I don't know if I would have the energy. Are they still >> hiring provisionals? Is there any way you can maybe do that >> and avoid the interning? Interning is no fun and if you can >> do it with just an observbation and get paid that is so much >> better. >> >> >> On 5/27/11, Lana wrote: >>> I am really stressed and would love input from you all. >>> I have a degree in history and need a few classes to have >>> asecond undergrad in SS. >>> Because I do not have an education degree, I will need to >>> do an internship if I go the SS route. >>> I started the master's program in history (and we all know >>> how painful that is)but I am now wondering if I should >>> take the 6 classes, do an internship and be done with it! >>> The problem, I am not good at math and I am not sure I can >>> pass the statics class that is needed for the undergrad. >>> Secondly, I can be hired in on al ALT A and can intern in >>> a classroom. >>> I don't think any amount of tutoring can bring me up to >>> speed on my math skills. >>> Please advise.

Jun 23, 2011

report post

you can do it Hi Lana,

Nice to meet you!

It sounds like you and I are equals in the area of math!!!! I just don't get it...and the older I get, the less I seem to understand.

BUT....I did two master programs, several years (decades) apart and I did pass the stats classes each time. It was not with flying colors, but I sat front row, to...See More

Feb 2, 2012

report post

competitive colleague at 1st grade

by Rosemary

Jun 10, 2011

Hello,

I work in a large school, K-2, that has 8 classrooms at each grade level. We have one very aggressive teacher that does everything she can to "outshine" the rest of us, and frankly, it's getting tiresome. If we try to talk to her, she dissolves in tears, or turns around and stabs us in the back with parents in the community. The pr...See More

Comment

(4)

report post

view previous comments

Vet Teacher On 6/11/11, Rosemary wrote: > What a thoughtful and well-reasoned response. In the "heat of > things," especially at the end of the year, your perspective > gleaned from experience is exactly what I needed to (and hoped > to) hear. Thank you so much - your school is lucky to have you!

Thank you for your nice words but I came b...See MoreOn 6/11/11, Rosemary wrote: > What a thoughtful and well-reasoned response. In the "heat of > things," especially at the end of the year, your perspective > gleaned from experience is exactly what I needed to (and hoped > to) hear. Thank you so much - your school is lucky to have you!

Thank you for your nice words but I came back on because I thought there was something I didn't say. Not every school does it but my school does do one thing fairly right - or tries to - and that is that our classes are made up of students chosen deliberately because it's thought that the teacher and the student will be a good fit. In my day... we got put into teachers' rooms because of what letter our last names began with.

That wasn't good and in my son's school, they assigned students to teachers based on reading groups and every teacher had to take a turn with the bottom group. Not a good idea either.

So we have some parents who are scientists. We have some parents who think their children are scientific geniuses - how nice. Administration does not put the children of those parents in my class and that is a good idea. I don't see the far horizons of science, I don't like setting up lab type things and I hate the clean up stuff afterwards. I hear the children in another teacher's room laughing about some thing they do with water - it's not my thing at all.

Some kids might need extras. We have a child who lost his mother to cancer this year. Next year he might benefit from a classroom filled with extras to try to make up for what he's lost. Kids with reading issues should definitely be with me. Shy kids should also be with me. Any child with any kind of authority issue will do well with me. But kids who need every t crossed and every i dotted will not do as well with me but they'll do great with my colleague next door whose desk is neat as a pin while mine spills papers over the edge.

If Administration would do that in every school - there are even parents who want the 'mean teacher' - parents who want strict structure for their children - and there are certainly children who benefit from that. Children are individuals and have individual needs as well as learning styles and if administration would place children in our individual classrooms thoughtfully rather than randomly, it would benefit everybody. > > > On 6/11/11, Vet Teacher wrote: >> >> >> Going to administration usually accomplishes nothing in any >> case but in this case, administration isn't going to go to >> this teacher and say to her, "Stop the extras." I agree that >> going to administration is pointless if not silly and it will >> only reflect poorly on those who go. Administration does not >> like it when people bring problems to them... >> >> We all do extras from time time - I do fewer extras as I get >> older, I admit it. But I did and do the extras that I still >> do because it works for my classroom - not because it makes >> me shine. I like teaching, I still like the kids and I do >> what I do because of that. >> >> You believe she does the extras just to compete? That's a >> very different motivation than mine. Is her personal life a >> very free one? If you have young children at home, it gets >> hard for a teacher just to do what we have to do then. Is >> this teacher young and single and completely without family >> or attachments? There's a single teacher here who actually >> organized an overnight in the school for her students! >> >> But I wouldn't do that even if I could. I can't, my husband >> would have a fit if I started spending nights at school too >> but I don't mind that she does it. I'd have to believe that >> this teacher at your school is a very lonely person with >> nothing but her teaching in her life. So she spends her time >> and her life doing extras because she has nothing else to do. >> That would be sad. >> >> >> Each classroom has its merits. Do the kids seem unhappy in >> the other seven classrooms? I don't believe that kids are so >> shallow that all they care about are 'extras'. Each one of us >> in our way has an 'extra' - I don't teach science well, I >> don't do sleepovers... it's not my strength but I do teach >> reading well. Kids and parents like how I teach reading. No >> parent is unhappy when their child is assigned to me because >> their child isn't going to get to sleep over or order Chinese >> food. There's another teacher here who lets the kids order >> Chinese take-out food the last Friday of every month... >> >> I can't do sleepovers with my students but I'm known for my >> warm smile. Each one of us brings something different to the >> classroom. As professionals, we should know we each stand on >> our own special merits. And I say as much to the kids on >> sleepover day and with my warm smile on my face - "Sorry I >> can't do sleepovers but there are other things I do well. I >> try hard to make our classroom a place you look forward to >> coming to each day. Do you?" I get nods and then I said to >> the complainer, "Josh, are you so unhappy to be in my >> classroom?" >> >> And I got a warm smile back and he said, "No but I still wish >> you'd do a sleepover. Mrs. M." >> >> Then I taught the expression "when pigs fly."

Jun 11, 2011

report post

Lynde I also thank Vet Teacher for the words of wisdom. At my middle school, we too have a teacher who "outshines" the rest of us. The "hostess with the mostess" is what we call her. She's offensive in just about every way there is, arrogan, know-it-all, self- aggrandizer, etc. etc. It's really been bugging most of us--even though we really do constantly...See MoreI also thank Vet Teacher for the words of wisdom. At my middle school, we too have a teacher who "outshines" the rest of us. The "hostess with the mostess" is what we call her. She's offensive in just about every way there is, arrogan, know-it-all, self- aggrandizer, etc. etc. It's really been bugging most of us--even though we really do constantly remind ourselves and each other that she does her thing and we do ours, and that we're professionals and should be above this kind of petty jealousy. But, still.....

Thanks for putting this into a more concise perspective. I know I for one needed to hear that we don't need/nor should we be competing with other teachers. You are right--we all bring our own special magic into our classrooms, and our kids appreciate and respect that. And, if we stop to listen to our kids, rather than worrying about what's going on down the hall in HER room, we will see that.

On 6/11/11, Vet Teacher wrote: > On 6/11/11, Rosemary wrote: >> What a thoughtful and well-reasoned response. In the "heat of >> things," especially at the end of the year, your > perspective >> gleaned from experience is exactly what I needed to (and hoped >> to) hear. Thank you so much - your school is lucky to have you! > > Thank you for your nice words but I came back on because I thought > there was something I didn't say. Not every school does it but my > school does do one thing fairly right - or tries to - and that is > that our classes are made up of students chosen deliberately > because it's thought that the teacher and the student will be a > good fit. In my day... we got put into teachers' rooms because of > what letter our last names began with. > > That wasn't good and in my son's school, they assigned students to > teachers based on reading groups and every teacher had to take a > turn with the bottom group. Not a good idea either. > > So we have some parents who are scientists. We have some parents > who think their children are scientific geniuses - how nice. > Administration does not put the children of those parents in my > class and that is a good idea. I don't see the far horizons of > science, I don't like setting up lab type things and I hate the > clean up stuff afterwards. I hear the children in another teacher's > room laughing about some thing they do with water - it's not my > thing at all. > > Some kids might need extras. We have a child who lost his mother to > cancer this year. Next year he might benefit from a classroom > filled with extras to try to make up for what he's lost. Kids with > reading issues should definitely be with me. Shy kids should also > be with me. Any child with any kind of authority issue will do well > with me. But kids who need every t crossed and every i dotted will > not do as well with me but they'll do great with my colleague next > door whose desk is neat as a pin while mine spills papers over the > edge. > > If Administration would do that in every school - there are even > parents who want the 'mean teacher' - parents who want strict > structure for their children - and there are certainly children who > benefit from that. Children are individuals and have individual > needs as well as learning styles and if administration would place > children in our individual classrooms thoughtfully rather than > randomly, it would benefit everybody. >> >> >> On 6/11/11, Vet Teacher wrote: >>> >>> >>> Going to administration usually accomplishes nothing in any >>> case but in this case, administration isn't going to go to >>> this teacher and say to her, "Stop the extras." I agree that >>> going to administration is pointless if not silly and it will >>> only reflect poorly on those who go. Administration does not >>> like it when people bring problems to them... >>> >>> We all do extras from time time - I do fewer extras as I get >>> older, I admit it. But I did and do the extras that I still >>> do because it works for my classroom - not because it makes >>> me shine. I like teaching, I still like the kids and I do >>> what I do because of that. >>> >>> You believe she does the extras just to compete? That's a >>> very different motivation than mine. Is her personal life a >>> very free one? If you have young children at home, it gets >>> hard for a teacher just to do what we have to do then. Is >>> this teacher young and single and completely without family >>> or attachments? There's a single teacher here who actually >>> organized an overnight in the school for her students! >>> >>> But I wouldn't do that even if I could. I can't, my husband >>> would have a fit if I started spending nights at school too >>> but I don't mind that she does it. I'd have to believe that >>> this teacher at your school is a very lonely person with >>> nothing but her teaching in her life. So she spends her time >>> and her life doing extras because she has nothing else to do. >>> That would be sad. >>> >>> >>> Each classroom has its merits. Do the kids seem unhappy in >>> the other seven classrooms? I don't believe that kids are so >>> shallow that all they care about are 'extras'. Each one of us >>> in our way has an 'extra' - I don't teach science well, I >>> don't do sleepovers... it's not my strength but I do teach >>> reading well. Kids and parents like how I teach reading. No >>> parent is unhappy when their child is assigned to me because >>> their child isn't going to get to sleep over or order Chinese >>> food. There's another teacher here who lets the kids order >>> Chinese take-out food the last Friday of every month... >>> >>> I can't do sleepovers with my students but I'm known for my >>> warm smile. Each one of us brings something different to the >>> classroom. As professionals, we should know we each stand on >>> our own special merits. And I say as much to the kids on >>> sleepover day and with my warm smile on my face - "Sorry I >>> can't do sleepovers but there are other things I do well. I >>> try hard to make our classroom a place you look forward to >>> coming to each day. Do you?" I get nods and then I said to >>> the complainer, "Josh, are you so unhappy to be in my >>> classroom?" >>> >>> And I got a warm smile back and he said, "No but I still wish >>> you'd do a sleepover. Mrs. M." >>> >>> Then I taught the expression "when pigs fly."

Jun 11, 2011

report post

teacher calling students

by sara oaks

Jun 24, 2011

Is it okay for a teacher to pick students to be in her class, then call them about being in our elementary class. Does not seem fair to teachers or students in that school...

Comment

(6)

report post

view previous comments

4th Is this a private or public school, Sara? Does the teacher have a looping class?

Jul 16, 2011

report post

Sara On 6/24/11, sara oaks wrote: > Is it okay for a teacher to pick students to be in her > class, then call them about being in our elementary class. > Does not seem fair to teachers or students in that > school...

Different schools have different policies - at my school, I can request students. It was a request that my principal ...See More

Jul 17, 2011

report post

teacher calling students

by madie thomas

Jun 29, 2011

I know what you are talking about teacher calls students for class. Parents then request teacher and principal goes along knowing what is Happening...12 years plus

Comment

report post

needing help in completing assignment

by grad student

Jul 6, 2011

I am in need of some experienced teachers who have been teaching for 10+ years to answer the following questions. If you can help please complete the questions below and send them to me via email.

Interview Questions

1. What are some effective ways that you were able to engage and have your students actively involved in their lear...See More

Comment

(1)

report post

kk Couldn't find an email link, but I will respond. I have 13 years of teaching experience at different grade levels, but mostly K-8.

1. I make opportunities for students to learn at appropriate readiness levels, and make sure they access different modalities. Both of these things help with student engagement. For example, I might add layers ...See MoreCouldn't find an email link, but I will respond. I have 13 years of teaching experience at different grade levels, but mostly K-8.

1. I make opportunities for students to learn at appropriate readiness levels, and make sure they access different modalities. Both of these things help with student engagement. For example, I might add layers of complexity to a choice menu for projects related to a science unit for some students, and provide more step-by-step structure for other students. All students would have some choice within the menu to select project formats which were more to their preference (some might be more artistic, while others might be more performance-based). Another thing that increases engagement is taking a personal interest in each student. I accept and encourage them to accept the fact that they are different, and have different preferences and interests--from each other, and from me. I think this approach creates a safe environment for students to try different things and develop their own opinions. 2. Good teaching is a constant interaction between assessing where students are and where they need to go. Having a clear picture of what you want them to be able to do, as well as having a clear picture of what they can already do, is essential, but it's surprising how many teachers don't have a handle on this. The last piece is figuring out how to get where you want to go, and being flexible for individual students is best. In other words, adherence to a specific teaching style is less important than awareness of who these students are and what they need from you. 3. I can't imagine anyone choosing rote memorization. There is so much research to support the idea that deeper connections lead to better retention and higher levels of critical thinking. 4. Leadership which prohibits clique-ish behavior, and which values all voices and makes reasoned, well-informed decisions and communicates them clearly to all parties is always appreciated. 5. I wouldn't say that standardized testing has taken the place of quality education. It has a valid place. However, it has taken far too many resources--personnel, money, and valuable teaching time, and the results of those tests are given far too much weight in many school districts. I think the emphasis on standardized testing robs students of other learning experiences--particularly things like social studies and the arts, which are not often tested--in addition to gifted students, who may already score in the highest standardized test category, and who are left with less instruction than so-called "bubble students."

On 7/06/11, grad student wrote: > I am in need of some experienced teachers who have been > teaching for 10+ years to answer the following questions. If > you can help please complete the questions below and send > them to me via email. > > > Interview Questions > > 1. What are some effective ways that you were able to engage > and have your students actively involved in their learning? > > 2. What advice would give to new teachers as they develop > their own styles of > teaching? > > 3. In your opinion, what constitutes good subject mastery; > rote memorization or > comprehension of the subject matter? Why? > > 4. What types of strategies have you seen utilized to bring > about positive school > leadership? > > 5. Do you think that standardized testing has taken the > place of providing our students > with a quality education? How so? > > > Thanks a bunch, > > grad student:)

Jul 7, 2011

report post

Elementary grade Science and Art teachers needed

by Mrs. A

Jul 18, 2011

I am looking for a grade 3-5 Science teacher familiar with STEM methods and curriculum, to set up, teach and maintain a VERY SMALL (as in less than 4 student) science classroom. Subjects taught must include General Science, Chemistry, Biology and other Life Science, Physics and Beginning Computing. Curriculum followed will include McGraw Hill and a...See More

Comment

report post

Interview please

by Brandy Reid

Jul 25, 2011

Hello everyone, I am a second year college student who is going for Special Education Teaching. One of my assignments is to complete a teacher interview which consist of five questions. They are:

1)What would you say is your classroom management style and how is it achieved? 2)How important do you think this aspect is to achieve effective ...See More

Comment

(1)

report post

Leah The following articles can provide some ideas, for example: Elementary Classroom Rules and Management; 30 Ideas for Teaching Children with ADHD, etc.

Just click below for the link

Aug 2, 2011

report post

Winning Them Over

by They Don't Like Me

Jul 28, 2011

I teach middle and high school level math to college level students. Many of my lower level students do like me. However, when they reach the high school level statistics (they react emotionally). I have had students have what appears to be emotional break downs and panic attacks. There are atleast two each 9 week term. When they start having diffi...See More

Comment

(2)

report post

Sara On 7/28/11, They Don't Like Me wrote: You're dealing with a strong set of expectations - people believe that a college degree is very important and it's very defeating and deflating when they actually get to college and realize - they might not get one.

I'm guessing your college doesn't do any real screening and admits basically everyone. ...See MoreOn 7/28/11, They Don't Like Me wrote: You're dealing with a strong set of expectations - people believe that a college degree is very important and it's very defeating and deflating when they actually get to college and realize - they might not get one.

I'm guessing your college doesn't do any real screening and admits basically everyone. Nature did not intend everyone to take statistics (I only passed it because my husband helped me with the class)

Bringing in doughnuts and lollipops won't accomplish anything but to make you look foolish - they don't want doughnuts, they want a college degree.

What percentage of your class fail or do poorly? I don't know what your administrator means by being 'nice' - I'd certainly agree if that means to be courteous and respectfully polite and to treat students with polite regard. I find warmth also helps to build a good relationship between the instructor and students.

Does your administor mean just pass them? Does 'nice' mean don't mind when they come in late and are disruptive?

Do you feel that most of your students could grasp the material if they came to class on time and used that last half- hour of the class to work with you? I think that's a key question. Is it just that they don't apply themselves or - are they really cognitively math-weak (like me).

If you believe they really could pass or do better if they came to class on time, that's one thing. If it's pretty near hopeless that they could grasp this math, that's another.

I'd tell them - if you consistently come to class late, then you will miss the instruction and it becomes almost impossible to do well in a math class, if you've missed the instruction. (note that I used the phrase 'a math class' instead of 'this math class') Tell them "Math is not history, you usually can't read the textbook on your own in math class because math is so ... math, so abstract and so confusing. If you're going to be late to a class, be late to your history class, not to a math class because in any math class, the instruction is important - it basically translates the textbook."

Tell them upfront that you want them all to do well and that's why you spend time in every class just helping. Tell them you know how hard math can be.

Forget the dougnuts and lollipops. If someone comes in late often and is disruptive, ask to speak with them. Tell them it's hard for you to teach when you get distracted and ask if they could come in a bit more quietly.

If a student becomes angry, ask that student when you can - "I understand that you're angry but what is it I should do differently?" Maybe they have some suggestion to make but if they don't, it's fair to go on and say, "Are you angry at the situation? I try hard to help and want to help and I'm not sure why I'm the brunt of your anger. Help me to understand what we could do differently."

Do you give mid-semester warnings of any kind? Can you give a first test and see from that who's going to have real trouble and warn them even then and offer to work with them closely from that first test on?

> I teach middle and high school level math to college level > students. Many of my lower level students do like me. > However, when they reach the high school level statistics > (they react emotionally). I have had students have what > appears to be emotional break downs and panic attacks. > There are atleast two each 9 week term. When they start > having difficulty they blame me. Our for profit college > has a system where the students review the instructor each > term. Basically, if the students do not like you then, you > are out. What strategies can I use to win them over? This > term I brought in donuts. I brought in lollipops for them > when the subject matter began to get more difficult. I > gave them extra credit for taking notes. I gave them extra > credit to encourage them to get into their assigned > learning groups. I am available during the last 30 minutes > of the 2 hour long class to assist students who need to > make up work. (However, the students who need to make up > work do not stay for this.) Students are frequently late. > They have missed the instruction. They are disruptive when > they enter the class. Then, they are angry when they do > not understand the material. My administator has asked me > to be nicer to the students. Does anyone have any > suggestions?

Aug 5, 2011

report post

They Don't Like Me Sara, Thank you for taking the time to write your detailed note.

I finally found out what the most successful instructor is doing at our school. I made this one change and it has changed everything. On my calendar (that I give the students) I spell out that they will be graded on a class assignment and a quiz each day. If they miss the as...See More

Aug 10, 2011

report post

« prev page

Teacher Chatboards