First time teaching on a cart this year? Lost your room and don’t know how you will manage? We’ve rounded up some tips to help you organize and prioritize what you need to be an effective teacher on the go: Organize Your Space Time is of the essence when you are a teacher…
Read MoreWhen you were studying to be a teacher, no doubt you imagined day-to-day classroom life. And if you’re like me, this included the “nightmare” scenarios. When I envisioned my personal lions, tigers, and bears, one thing I worried about was student questions. What if they ask me something I don’t know? What if they find…
Read MoreWhen I enrolled to earn my Ed.D in Leadership, (I chose American College of Education,) I was really surprised at the number of people who had something to say. “A doctorate? What will you ever do with that?” For me, this is an avenue to keep my career options open and that’s the best part. There are…
Read MoreIn an ideal world, work and home would be two separate domains, and you could slalom between them with the ease of an Olympic skier. But in our highly digital world and among a growing remote workforce, that line between work and home is becoming increasingly blurry with work spilling over into our homes physically,…
Read MoreHow many hours do you spend grading per week? Five, ten? More? It’s daunting to add it up, but grading is an important part of the job. You need grades to assess students and to keep a “healthy” grade book so that a single assignment doesn’t become the be-all-end-all of a student’s measure of success…
Read MoreTeachers juggle so many bits and pieces of information. When I was teaching, my desk was a flurry of post-it notes reminding me of a student’s absence, make-up quiz grades, or to write a letter of recommendation for one of my seniors. Just as often as not, the notes stuck to the bottom of my…
Read MoreHi, my name is Tara and I love to organize. I have learned so much about organization and children from the teachers in my life, which means teachers have an extra special place in my heart. This summer here in Birmingham, Alabama, a group of organizers and volunteers wanted to help a school and some…
Read MoreChasing The Golden Snitch As a teacher, time is something you will often chase like the elusive golden snitch. In addition to, well, teaching, your profession includes a long list of administrative tasks; they aren’t kidding when they say it’s like spinning plates. Many days will fly by so quickly that your head may be…
Read MoreIf there’s one thing you can count on as a classroom teacher, it’s your recurring lesson plan deadline. (Cue the groans and eye rolls.) And while I’ve worked for administrators all over the spectrum–from one who barely glanced at my lesson plans to one who poured over each word with microscopic scrutiny–I eventually learned that…
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