October 2010
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positivelypersistentteach asked: If you don't mind me asking, what state do you teach in?
September 2010
4 posts
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The Power of Play
photo courtesy of artbrothers.wordpress.com
Teaching young children often means a lot of play and even more time spent justifying why this time is so important. This week was a powerful week in terms of the spontaneous play time I allowed in the classroom.
I have a child, M, with autism. He does have some interactions with myself and my teacher assistant (and we are working on increasing the...
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“teachers don’t have it as hard as they would like you to think. most of them...”
– Tumblin
Most teachers are just bad with money? I never knew that an occupational choice directly corresponded to fiscal responsibility.
But you should go find your grossly overpaid, financially irresponsible teachers and thank them for teaching you to read and write so that you can be an asshole...
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My favorite thing about my 2nd year
thingsforteachers:
(besides actually knowing how the school runs) is definitely seeing students from last year. Especially when they come to ask me for help.
I completely agree. I had the option of teaching some of the same kids this year, but passed on the opportunity so I could stick with the same grade level and it warmed my heart to hear my little ones say my name and smile when they saw...
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Scheduling/Standards
School is officially back in full force… meaning lesson plans and feeling like I need a nap when the school day is finished.
I was recently presented with a new list of standards that I am expected to follow in my weekly plan book. I was shocked by them and was looking to hear the opinions of fellow educators or parents.
Last year my expectations were:
Reading: 5 times a week
Writing: 5...
August 2010
1 post
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"Three Things I Love" Thursday
“Three Things I Love” is exactly what it sounds like. It will give me an opportunity to share 3 things that I’ve been using in my classroom and make my job easier (or just more fun). Feel free to share 3 things you love too… I’m always looking to add new things to my classroom.
1. Evan-Moor “Retelling Tales with Headbands”
I’ve been using these...
July 2010
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The Tortoise and the Hare
I’ve been using summer school as an opportunity to teach classic folktales and fables to my class. Because they are English Language Learners and language delayed, they often aren’t familiar with these classic stories and stories with built in lessons are always a plus.
Since we had studied animals throughout the school year, my students associate turtles with being slow and 7 weeks...
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Don't make me go to school....
Because of the type of students I work with, they are required to attend summer school. My school still runs on a 10 month school year, but teachers have the option to work an additional 6 weeks during summer school. Summer school for us, means 5 days a week, 8:30-2:30, with only a measly 30 minutes for lunch. Monday marks the 15 day mark, which means its almost halfway finished.
Fortunately, I...
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An Introduction
Hi, I’m Miss M, a twenty-something teacher in an urban school. I teach young children with hearing impairments at a school where the goal is for them to use sign and speech to learn and communicate (also known as Total Communication).
I absolutely love teaching, working with children and learning… as a result, I’ve decided to return for another year. I plan to use this blog as a...