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by Matthew Callison
Oct 9, 2012
Good Morning!
My name is Matthew Callison. I am a former elementary teacher working on my PhD in the School of Education at Indiana University Bloomington.
I am writing to ask for your voluntary participation in an online survey I created as part of a research study I am conducting. The purpose of this study is to learn more abo...See MoreGood Morning!
My name is Matthew Callison. I am a former elementary teacher working on my PhD in the School of Education at Indiana University Bloomington.
I am writing to ask for your voluntary participation in an online survey I created as part of a research study I am conducting. The purpose of this study is to learn more about elementary teachers knowledge of, and experience with, student-centered teaching approaches. My hope is that the information gathered in this study can be used to understand how we can better support elementary teachers.
If you are an elementary teacher, please consider participating in this online survey. Your experiences as an elementary teacher are invaluable in helping researchers and teacher educators learn more about how to support teachers like you in your important work.
The survey should take about 15 minutes to complete and does not collect any personal information unless you decide to leave your contact information at the end of the survey. You can learn more about the study and begin the survey (if you choose to participate) by visiting the link below:
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If you know of other elementary teachers who may wish to participate in this study, please feel free to forward this email to them.
Thank you for your time.
Matthew Callison Doctoral Student Instructional Systems Technology, School of Education, Indiana University Bloomington [email removed]
I'm beginning to wonder if being a teacher and having small kids of your own is a good idea. I have a 2, 3, and 10 year old. When they are sick, it is extremely hard to get someone to mind them. My mother lives several hours away and is the back up for my niece, who lives with her. I am also a single parent. I know my kids aren't sick every day, bu...See MoreI'm beginning to wonder if being a teacher and having small kids of your own is a good idea. I have a 2, 3, and 10 year old. When they are sick, it is extremely hard to get someone to mind them. My mother lives several hours away and is the back up for my niece, who lives with her. I am also a single parent. I know my kids aren't sick every day, but those days do come. I am also a single parent and really see my kids as coming first, before school. Its also hard since most of the programs I am expected to be at, present at, etc. (Awards Day, PTA, Game Night, etc) are at night and there is no one to watch the kids. Anyone else teaching with a similar family situation?
by Steve Saunders
Oct 29, 2012
Here is a site in progress with lots of California Treasures worksheets. Everythung free and downloads in .doc so you can alter it to your needs.
by Brenda Pick
Nov 6, 2012
Hello! I am a 3rd grade teacher in Omaha, NE. I have 22 3rd grade students. I am looking for snail mail pen pals for my students to write to and practice their letter writing skills. I look forward to finding pen pals for my 3rd graders! Brenda:-)
Hello. Our school district just received 48 Ipads. I have access to them for my 3rd graders. Please share with me how you use them with your students. Thank you.
by Parent of 3rd grader
Nov 14, 2012
I have a bright third grade girl I have always had some concerns about her learning ability. Yesterday I got the bad news about all her low test scores in comprehension in reading, but especially in math. These are concerns I have had about the girl since she started school:
-lack of progression from reading picture books to chapter books....See MoreI have a bright third grade girl I have always had some concerns about her learning ability. Yesterday I got the bad news about all her low test scores in comprehension in reading, but especially in math. These are concerns I have had about the girl since she started school:
-lack of progression from reading picture books to chapter books. The librarian, her teacher as well as myself have tried linking her to books but have failed so far in "lighting the fire". She does read picture books in large numbers. She does read "how to" books about her pets so there is the possibility she is a "male type" reader that reads only for information?
-when someone reads aloud to her from chapter books, she is able to answer questions verbally about the story or can tell what is happening in the story. However, when she is asked similar questiona about content in writing, she often misses the answer. For instance. If there is a short parargraph to read, and the question is what is the main point of the paragraph, she usually doesn't get any of the right answers.
-since the teacher doesn't know what the questions are on the tests given, she wasn't able to provide me much help in what exactly my child was lacking and needed exact work in. For instance, I asked exactly what kind of questions the test asked about geometry (one she was low in). The teacher said things like how to form a shape using the terminology used in high school geometry. She said they haven't yet been on geometry this fall, but they had it last year in second grade. When I said that if she didn't remember things like that, then she really didn't learn it back then, did she? So, what do I need to do - purchase some type of textbook to figure out what she is supposed to be learning so I can review with her?
--she has poor memorization skills and still uses her fingers in adding and subtracting. She also struggles with place value. Those I can address and help her with since I know specifics.
--same child has progressively become less and less organized in her life since she started school three years ago. This is also at home, not just at school. She leaves a trail of her belongings or materials as she moves about. Her cubby area always looks trashed. Her bedrooms is always a mess. She can be sent back several times to get something in her room before we leave. She gets mad if we have to ask her to get something as she is determined to take on that responsibility, but then she still forgets it. She is responsible in taking care of some things in her life, like packing her lunch. But she still seems to lack the ability to keep her drawers, closet, books, etc in any kind of order. Then it gets so overwhelming she can not get them back to the proper places (which they are all in to begin with)and she just lives that way.
I don't know if any of these things are related to each other - the disorder around her, the memory lapses, the inability to process written questions....any advice or suggestions or comments to get us on the right track?
We have tons of books in the house. We will go the flash card route for the math facts. We have order in our home environment with a designated place for each item. She has been asked to think about what she needs to do next or to look at the path she just came from to see if there was anything she needed to do. She goes "oh" and takes care of it, but she doesn't see these things without those kinds of questions. Thanks in advance and I will take what you say into consideration.
I'm working on a project with picture books, but I own hundreds! I'm trying to prioritize. What are your favorite picture books that you use every year for teaching? I'd love your feedback. Thanks!
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Yes but having summers off and being off for a string of days at Christmas is a big help! I wonder what mothers do who work straight through the summer do with their children? Day camps are expensive and they don't run all summer long.
I think in many ways we're lucky and I leave school at 4, not 6 or...See More