Not one time in my 4-year undergrad teaching program or my 2 years of graduate school did anyone ever teach me about parent communication. So naturally, I went into my first teaching job blindly unaware of how much of my job would be communicating with parents. I was 22 but looked 14 and was often mistaken for a student. I also was completely naive to how crazy about and completely blind to ... Read More about A Manageable and Effective System for Parent Communication
4 Must-Have High School Classroom Systems
Hi, my name is Rebecca, and I am addicted to The Home Edit. If you spend more than 5 seconds with me, you will hear me talking about Joanna and Clea like they are my next-door neighbors. Why do I love them so much? Because they love systems and I LOVE SYSTEMS. Even more than in my house, I LOVE having classroom systems. I think oftentimes we think systems and routines are only needed for ... Read More about 4 Must-Have High School Classroom Systems
Teacher Appreciation: What I’ve Learned from the BEST Teachers I Know
In honor of Teacher Appreciation week in May, I wanted to share with you a few secrets I've learned throughout my life from the best teachers I know - whether it be teachers I had as a student, or co-teachers I've worked alongside over the years. I am referring to them as "secrets" because these are 4 things I never explicitly learned in the classes of my teacher certification program or from a ... Read More about Teacher Appreciation: What I’ve Learned from the BEST Teachers I Know
Best Practices for Lesson Planning in High School Science
When it comes to lesson planning, you may be coming to the table with zero training in this, or you may be entirely sick of hearing about it. Particularly for high school science teachers, I have met so many who have come to the classroom as a 2nd career, and thus they are experts in their field but may not have received much practical training in their alternative teacher certification programs. ... Read More about Best Practices for Lesson Planning in High School Science
Curriculum Design 101 – How I do it
When you decided you wanted to be a teacher, you probably had all sorts of ideas for how you would change students' lives and the exciting content that you would share with them. You most likely knew and were excited about curriculum design being a part of the job. Who DOESN'T enjoy creating engaging instructional resources for your students? But if you are like me, you probably weren't ... Read More about Curriculum Design 101 – How I do it
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