Schools are preparing for summer breaks and teachers are lamenting that students have become more active, less attentive, and more difficult to motivate. Teachers.Net asked educators to respond to the question, “Do teachers contribute to students’ end of year syndrome?”
During the last few weeks of sc...See MoreThe end of the school year is coming up fast!!! Children and teachers are all on “the countdown” to the last day of school. During the last week of school there will be all kinds of jumping up and down, hooting and hollering, and the humming of happy tunes. And, that is coming from the teachers’ room!
During the last few weeks of school, teachers have golden opportunities to get the jump on the next school year. [Click below to read the rest, in the May issue of Teachers.Net Gazette!]
On 5/19/13, WTF wrote: > I just wanted to know if any of you out there have been in > my position and how you dealt with it. I am a third grade > teacher in a new school. When I was hired I knew one other > third grade teacher that was hired and so I thought that > this would be great. It seems however that I am in a > different section of the school and the other three teachers > are in the same section so I get left out of the loop...A > LOT! It is hard for me to go over there and get what I need > to get done as well. I guess that is the only way I can > stay connected. The thing I have a problem with is that I > am constantly left out when new stuff happens. It is soooo > rude! We all planned a third grade event and I was told a > certain time and they moved the time a half an hour earlier > without telling me! In this age of emails - is it really > that much to ask? Even the teacher I knew from before > doesn't give me a heads up let alone the grade level chair. > I just want to know if I am being a baby and should just > suck it up and go on or if I have a legitimate reason to be > mad?
Dan4thgrThis can be used a a quick opener or closer for your observation. Start with a very short sentence on the board. The boy ran. Then have the kids expand with any and all adjectives and adverbs. You can fill up the length of the board in no time at all and the kids enjoy making very interesting sentences.
We are looking at Saxon Math and Envisions. Basically we need to improve our standardized math scores. Can anyone help us out with some comments? Thank you!
On 5/25/13, JANA wrote: > On 5/21/13, Judi wrote: >> We are looking at Saxon Math and Envisions. Basically we >> need to improve our standardized math scores. Can anyone >> help us out with some comments? Thank you! > We have been doing Saxon Math for 4 years I am happy to say it > is going away...there are some good components but we're > going to Math Expressions which is lined up with common > core:) Saxon is direct instruction/scripted...and almost a > new concept everyday...so the scaffolding isnt there...Have > heard some good about envision...better than > Investigations..Good Luck:)
If it makes you uncomfortable, then you're doing the right thing. I'd be surprised if the principal would allow it. It can lead to other families and students too claiming "Mrs. Smith likes him best because he's her nephew" "You're the teacher's pet" etc. etc. etc.
How is it his mother thinks she can have what she wants? What world does she live in? It's a pleasant compliment to you - treat it that way - and likely inside herself your nephew's mother is terribly disappointed that she can't have you for her child's teacher - it's a bitter pill to swallow when you see a great teacher and your child can't have that teacher because it's family - caring parents end up almost wishing they weren't related just so their child could have you.
How do we have the bad luck to be closely related to the best teacher in school?
That kind of thing - it is a compliment but too often having a relative or even a neighbor's child in one's class leads to problems now with that child but from the other families.
For some reason Scholastic was really heavy on 3rd grade teachers this year. I used them a lot. If any one is going to be in 3rd next year I suggest this as a great resource. Things for other grades too.
Neal G.On 5/29/13, stanley wrote: > For some reason Scholastic was really heavy on 3rd grade > teachers this year. I used them a lot. If any one is going > to be in 3rd next year I suggest this as a great resource. > Things for other grades too. > > [link removed]
DrakeOn 5/29/13, stanley wrote: > For some reason Scholastic was really heavy on 3rd grade > teachers this year. I used them a lot. If any one is going > to be in 3rd next year I suggest this as a great resource. > Things for other grades too. > > [link removed]
> Here's a fun little game for 2nd or 3rd graders that
> reinforces the idea of fact families.