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Go Math!

by Nancy

Aug 24, 2013

Our district adopted Go Math! for us to use this year. To me, it is overwhelming. Does anyone use it? If so do you have any tips as to how much to use, etc? Any help would be greatly appreciated!!! Thanks!

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Data Binders for Teachers

by CarolinaGirl

Aug 24, 2013

Hi! How do you keep up with your data? I am required to have a data notebook/folder to take to meetings and use for teaching.

Please share what you use and how.

Thanks!

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Tara Looney On 8/24/13, CarolinaGirl wrote: > Hi! How do you keep up with your data? I am required to > have a data notebook/folder to take to meetings and use for > teaching. > > Please share what you use and how. > > Thanks! > Right now we use binders but I'm trying to get our administrators to switch over to a virtual notebooks so th...See More

Aug 24, 2013

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CarolinaGirl Thanks Tara!

In your binders do you keep all student assessments or class summary sheets of the various assessments?

On 8/24/13, Tara Looney wrote:

> On 8/24/13, CarolinaGirl wrote:

>> Hi! How do you keep up with your data? I am required to

>> have a data notebook/folder to take to me...See More

Aug 26, 2013

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Favortive Math Tips

by retired teacher helping new teachers

Aug 24, 2013

Soon I will be collecting favorite math tips for new teachers, as I have volunteered to give an inservice. I did this a few years ago and I can use the same ideas again, but I thought I might like to update my handout.

Could you help?

Thanks

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Small Group Math

by Me2

Aug 24, 2013

Hi. No aide this year in my class. Does anyone have any tips or strategies on doing math in small groups? How do you engage the rest of the class while you help the struggling learners. Any ideas would be helpful!

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Lona On 8/24/13, Me2 wrote: > Hi. No aide this year in my class. Does anyone have any tips > or strategies on doing math in small groups? How do you > engage the rest of the class while you help the struggling > learners. Any ideas would be helpful!

Read Debbie Diller's Math Station book. I implemented her math small group strategi...See More

Aug 25, 2013

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Aug 25, 2013

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I Can Statements

by Workout

Aug 27, 2013

I can't remember where I found the best "I Can..." statement posters that were created in Powerpoint (editable) with DJ Inkers clipart. One of the statements is: "I can skip count by twos, fives and tens from zero to one hundred."

Does anyone have the templates for these "I Can..." statements? I need to have the posters placed in my classr...See More

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"New" teacher-what would you do?

by Liz

Sep 8, 2013

Hi- A "new" teacher was hired for our second grade team(there are 5 of us). She has 15 years teaching experience, but is new to our school district. I have helped her set up her room, plan lessons, and given her copies of everything I am doing with kids and sending home to parents. If I don't give her a copy of something and she hears me talk about...See More

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yvonne mccaskill On 9/08/13, Liz wrote: > Hi- > A "new" teacher was hired for our second grade team(there > are 5 of us). She has 15 years teaching experience, but is > new to our school district. I have helped her set up her > room, plan lessons, and given her copies of everything I am > doing with kids and sending home to parents. If I don't >...See MoreOn 9/08/13, Liz wrote: > Hi- > A "new" teacher was hired for our second grade team(there > are 5 of us). She has 15 years teaching experience, but is > new to our school district. I have helped her set up her > room, plan lessons, and given her copies of everything I am > doing with kids and sending home to parents. If I don't > give her a copy of something and she hears me talk about > what I'm doing or sees my kids doing something, she asks for > copies. I don't mind sharing with teachers, but I feel like > I'm doing her job. She is not sharing anything with me! > She has 15 years experience, I would feel differently if she > were brand new, but she is not. I feel like I'm not being a > team player, but I spend a lot of time planning and > activities. Also, I was with her when someone told her > what a great idea something was and she said "I know". It > was an idea I shared with her. If I were her I would have > said -Liz shared it with me or something like that. > Anyways, I don't want to stop sharing, I just don't want our > classrooms need to be clones. Please help! > > Liz Hello Liz : Twas very nice of you to be the rep. of the welcome to our school club...you have gone above and beyond the call and it is now time to stop. There is a blurred line between being very appreciative and a greedy unappreciative leech...for lack of better wording.... I have noticed myself that with the teachers or anyone with more experience than myself, that the person seems to carry an air of superiority, most likely a defense thing...you did your part in welcoming her, now you have to also let her know that she tooo is a teacher and that respectfully need to start getting her feet wet in doing her own work for her class. That her own spin of things might be a welcome and wanted change. Let her know that you didn't have a problem with helping her ease into finding her way into her new surrounding but that she has been here long enough to be and do her own thing...and if need be let her know that you might be feeling a little used. She may bristle up some but she will be fine..but it also important that you not just tell her of her unkindly behavior but to continue to speak and be friendly with her.. We are all grown ups and should be able to act as such. I myself only had this problem once, and me speaking up respectfully but clearly so as not to be misunderstood, but continue to be helpful at MY discretion was helpful.. and we are good comrades to this very day. I hope that I was helpful in even the slightest of ways.

Sep 8, 2013

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Sara On 9/08/13, yvonne mccaskill wrote: > On 9/08/13, Liz wrote: >> Hi-

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. I think it's kindly generous to have given her copies but with that, you opened a door.

>> A "new" teacher was hired for our second grade team(there >> are 5 of us). She has 15 years teaching exper...See More

Sep 13, 2013

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Do you teach about 9/11?

by Lisa IL

Sep 8, 2013

I used to teach about 9/11, but some of my co-workers don't. I am curious who does.

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Jonathan so On 9/08/13, Lisa IL wrote: > I used to teach about 9/11, but some of my co-workers > don't. I am curious who does.

Of course I do. I think it's important to remind our students about the atrocities in this world and how they can make a difference to change them.

Sep 8, 2013

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Leanne/CA On 9/08/13, Lisa IL wrote: > I used to teach about 9/11, but some of my co-workers > don't. I am curious who does.

Not anymore as a separate item from the regular history curriculum. I'm in CA, so most of the kids don't have a point of reference. It usually comes up when we study history, and one or two of the kids will already have ...See More

Sep 18, 2013

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Words thier way

by Carolinagirl

Sep 15, 2013

Are you familiar with this program? We are using it for word study. Seems like a lot of prep work and organization needed to help it run smoothly . How do you set yours up?

Thanks!

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Used it for awhile On 9/15/13, Carolinagirl wrote: > Are you familiar with this program? We are using it for > word study. Seems like a lot of prep work and organization > needed to help it run smoothly . How do you set yours up? > > Thanks!

It's a ton of prep and organization. Work with a group of like minded teachers

Sep 20, 2013

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10 tips to avoid teacher sore throats, laryngitis

by Abigail Connors writing for teachers in Teachers.Net Gazette

Sep 17, 2013

Does it seem that every year during the back-to-school period, you end up with a sore throat and even laryngitis? Consider the 10 tips - some of them surprising - offered up by Abby Connors.

gazette.teachers.net/gazette/wordpress/abigail-flesch-connors/a-new-school-years-resolution-stop-getting-sore-throats-10-tips/

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